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The University ofÌýÌýhas reportedly asked the director of the affiliated Whitworth Art Gallery to leave his postÌýafter a , from an exhibition, The Guardian reported.

The university reportedly made the proposition to Alistair Hudson following alleged pressureÌýfromÌýUK Lawyers For Israel (UKLFI) afterÌýForensic Architecture -ÌýÌýa research agencyÌýÌý-Ìýshowed supportÌýfor the "liberation struggle" in their Cloud Studies exhibition at the gallery,Ìýaccording to the British paper.

The statement - deemed "inflammatory" by pro-IsraelÌýcritics - was removed from the exhibition last August, when Forensic Architecture demanded the closure of their entire exhibition, before the university reversed their decisionÌýto showcase "different perspectives".

"Alistair turned the Whitworth into an art space where the important questions of our time could be asked. His sacking is the last in series of bullying actions by the University... which initially aimed at silencing our solidarity with Palestinians," British-IsraeliÌýForensic Architecture founderÌýEyal Weizman told The Guardian.

Forensic Architecture's - their first exhibition in Manchester -Ìýread: "We honour the courage of Palestinians who continue to document and narrate events on the ground and to struggle against this violence, apartheid and colonization".

UKLFIÌýreportedly suggested the university should takeÌýdisciplinary action, inferring that Hudson did not establish ""Ìýin the exhibition.

Earlier this month, Amnesty International released a report , which a former IsraeliÌýSupreme Court judge ,Ìýdeclaring his countryÌý"an apartheid regime".

NGO Human Rights Watch also said Israel's bombing of Gaza last MayÌý"apparently amount to war crimes".

°®ÂþµºÌýcontacted the University of Manchester, the Whitworth Art Gallery andÌýUK Lawyers For Israel for comment but had not received aÌýresponse at the time of writing.