Last night, the British Ambassador to Israel was evacuated from London School of Economics after pro-Palestinian students attempted to storm the building.
Tzipi Hotovely, who was being bundled in her Jaguar diplomatic by her bodyguards, raced off after the protesters tried to grab her.
As he approached the car, thugs shouted, “Aren’t You Shameful?”
LSE Class War, an Instagram account called LSE Class War claimed credit for the confusion by asking students to smash her car windows and storm the building.
Government ministers Nadhim Zahawi and James Cleverly condemned the ‘aggressive and threatening behaviour’ this morning.
Tzipi Hotovely was bundled into her diplomatic Jaguar by her bodyguards and raced away after protesters screamed and tried to grab her
The diplomat, who was giving a speech at the union, carried flowers while thugs yelled ‘aren’t you ashamed’ as they set upon her car
Government ministers Nadhim Zahawi and James Cleverly condemned the ‘aggressive and threatening behaviour’ this morning
Shocking footage from last night showed Ms Hotovely (pictured) holding flowers as she fled the students’ union after a debate on the Holborn campus
Shocking footage from last night showed Ms Hotovely holding flowers as she fled the students’ union after a debate on the Holborn campus.
She was met by livid pro-Palestine protesters yelling ‘aren’t you ashamed’ while booing and trying to force their way past police.
Bodyguards rushed the diplomat into the back of her Jaguar just as one protester breaks the line of officers before being tackled by her protection.
Her car sped away and was followed by her security in a Land Rover – which had to force its way through the crowd.
Demonstrators chanting ‘shame on you’ later appeared to clash with Met officers guarding the protest. Controversial Instagram account LSE Class War appeared to take credit for organising the chaos.
It wrote before the incident: ‘Whoever smashes the Ambassador car window gets pints.’ The account later added: ’18:25: we’re storming in. Let’s make her shake. F*** the old bill.’
Hadi Nasrallah, who bills himself a researcher focused on Syria, Lebanon and Global Jihadist Terrorism, was the first to share the video on Twitter.
He wrote: ‘Tzipi HOTOVELY, Israeli ambassador to London, was forced to flee LSE university in London after she was protested by students and denied her platform. This is the way colonial war crimes must be treated all over. #FreePalestine.
LSE Class War, an Instagram account called LSE Class War claimed to be responsible for the chaos and asked students to smash her car windows and storm the building.
Hotovely was invited to join a student’s union debate forum, which provoked anger from anti Israel protesters.
Pro-Palestine and other groups blasted the union because they claimed it was “platforming racism” and attempted to prevent her from taking part.
They claimed the diplomat had ‘advocated for settler colonialism, engaged in Islamophobic rhetoric and has perpetuated anti-Palestinian racism.’
Today’s toxic scenes were blasted by ministers from the government, who warned about aggressive and threatening behaviour.
Twitter post by Mr Zahawi (UK’s education secretary): “This is very disturbing. Ambassador Hotovely, we are so sorry.”
Minister for Middle East and North Africa in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mr Cleverly added: ‘We value open debate and peaceful protest.
“The hostile and threatening behavior directed at @TzipiHotovely, the Israeli Ambassador was unacceptable.”
