Paris university cancels anti-Israel conference

The University of Paris 8, formerly a part of the Sorbonne, has decided to cancel a conference that was scheduled to be held by a pro-Palestinian group at the establishment on Monday.

The group, Collectif Palestine Paris 8, initially received permission to hold the event titled “Israel: an apartheid state?” The authorization was withdrawn due to the concern that the event's "highly polemic nature" could trigger "disturbances to the public order," the school said in a statement. (Ynet)