Oxford Union’s first Palestinian president faces down smear campaign

Oxford Union’s first Palestinian president faces down smear campaign Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian president of the Oxford Union debating society, tells Al Jazeera that British media falsely accused her of justifying Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel. She says remarks s

Al Jazeera

15 Jun 2026 2 hours ago 1 min read

Oxford Union’s first Palestinian president faces down smear campaign

Al Jazeera — 15 June 2026

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Arwa Elrayess, the Oxford Union president, says that British media falsely accused her of justifying the Oct 7 attacks.

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