Hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at a Sydney university Friday, bringing echoes of US college protests and Middle East tumult to campus and continent on the other side of the world. Rival demonstrators came eyetoeye shouting slogans and waving flags. Still, except for a few heated exchanges, the protest and counterprotest passed off peacefully. Similar to their US counterparts, the protesters want to see Sydney University cut ties with Israeli institutions and reject funding from arms companies. But like the United States, allegations of extremism have been levelled at Sydney's proPalestinian protesters.

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