I have decided to suspend all regional funding for Sciences Po until calm and security have been restored at the school, Valerie Pecresse, the rightwing head of the greater Paris Ile-de-France region, said on social media on Monday.
She took aim at a minority of radicalised people calling for antisemitic hatred and accused hard-left politicians of seeking to exploit the tensions.
Students at Sciences Po have staged protests over the Israel-Hamas war. The higher education minister mentioned no antisemitic remarks or violence during the demonstrations.
The French government has no plans to suspend funding for Sciences Po, with the state's funding estimated at 75m. Collaboration with Israeli universities will continue.
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