Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský’s lecture at University College London (UCL) on Friday was disrupted by pro-Palestinian student protesters, forcing him to leave after 20 minutes.

The protesters interrupted Lipavský’s talk on Czech foreign policy, describing "Israel" as a "terrorist state" and accused the Czech Republic of "complicity in genocide" while chanting, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." Security concerns prompted Lipavský to leave after protesters blocked hallways.

"On the recommendation of British security services, I unfortunately had to prematurely end my lecture," Lipavský said, adding, "A few loud individuals decided to prevent the rest of the audience from engaging in the debate."

UCL’s SSEES Society apologized for the disruption, clarified that the protesters were not affiliated with them, and noted the university is addressing the incident.

This comes as pro-Palestine protests in Europe become more prominent as the Israeli occupation continues massacring the people of Palestine, in the Gaza Strip, for over 400 days.

Mass protests held in Ireland against sale of Israeli bonds

On a related note, citizens in Ireland gathered on Friday for a protest against the sale of "Israel’s" war bonds, rallying under the banner “Stop funding genocide,” Anadolu Agency reported.

The demonstration, organized by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), took place outside the Central Bank of Ireland in Dublin.

Protesters condemned the Central Bank of Ireland’s approval of Israeli bonds, calling the move "unethical" and urging an end to their sale across Europe. As the country that now oversees the sale of these bonds in the EU, Ireland—along with Norway and Spain, which recognized Palestine in May—has become central to their distribution. The Central Bank of Ireland is the designated authority for approving the securities' prospectuses.

The bonds are reportedly being used to fund "Israel’s" genocide in Gaza and Lebanon.

Independent senator Alice Mary Higgins, who attended the protest, told Anadolu that the Central Bank of Ireland’s support for "Israel" violates international law. She pointed out that these bonds, once sold through the UK, were transferred to Ireland after Brexit, adding that Ireland should not be a "facilitator or accomplice" in the flow of funds and arms supporting the war.

Last week, the head of Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated that governments that sell weapons to "Israel" as it continues its aggression in Gaza and Lebanon are enabling belligerents abroad, Reuters reported.

HRW's Executive Director, Tirana Hassan, stated that nations such as the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom may curb "Israel's" behavior by halting military shipments.

"If there continues to be military support to the IDF and they (Western governments) know that these weapons are being used in the commission of war crimes, then that should be enough for weapons sales and transfers to stop," Hassan said during a Reuters interview.

“At this stage, the parties that could have some sort of influence and curb the behavior of the warring parties, when it comes to Israel, it’s the US, it’s the UK and it’s Germany, and it’s through weapons sales and transfers.”

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