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Clashes at NGO Forum

    JOHANNESBURG

    Tension between Palestinian and Israeli delegates attending the NGO Forum came to boiling point on Wednesday and only speedy police intervention averted a confrontation between them from turning violent, the local ‘Mercury’ newspaper reported.

    The clash between the Palestinian activists and a group of Jewish students took place at Kingsmead stadium, the venue of the NGO Forum where a session on anti-Semitism was being held. The confrontation, which took place outside the venue, saw the two groups shouting accusations at each other. The session was temporarily abandoned and the police had to separate the two groups to prevent the clash from becoming violent, the newspaper said.

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