A
top French university said Wednesday it cancelled the enrolment of a
woman student from Gaza because of her social media posts that the
country's interior ministry called "hateful".
Authorities
did not release the content of the messages but screenshots shown on
social media indicated the young woman had reposted messages calling for
the death of Jewish people.
Israel
is seeking to crush the Islamist militant movement Hamas through a
devastating offensive in Gaza after the group launched deadly attacks on
Israel in 2023.
The woman had been offered a place at the Sciences Po Lille university
following a recommendation by the French consulate in Jerusalem, the
establishment said.
Sciences
Po Lille said that after consultations with the education ministry and
regional authorities it "has decided to cancel this student's planned
registration at our establishment".
Some
of the posts "come into direct contradiction with the values upheld by
Sciences Po Lille, which fights against all forms of racism,
antisemitism and discrimination, as well as against any type of
incitement to hatred, against any population whatsoever," the university
added in a post on X.
Accounts in the woman's name have been closed.
Following
the recommendation by French diplomats, the woman initially lived at
the home of the university's director while she waited for permanent
lodgings, Sciences Po said.
French ministers have demanded an investigation into the case.
"A
Gazan student making antisemitic remarks has no place in France," said
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who added that he had ordered an
internal inquiry.
"The
screening carried out by the relevant departments of the ministries
concerned clearly did not work," he added in a post on X.
Interior
Minister Bruno Retailleau said he had demanded the closure of the
"hateful" account and ordered local authorities to take legal action.
"Hamas propagandists have no place in our country," Retailleau said on X.
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