David Miller was unfairly dismissed by the University of Bristol over beliefs about Israel that are protected under UK anti-discrimination law, tribunal finds

cross-posted from: https://hcommons.social/users/adachika192/statuses/113334199760649758

Anti-Zionist views are 'worthy of respect', UK judge says
(Middle East Eye, 2024-10-15)

[https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/anti-zionist-views-worthy-respect-uk-judge-finds]( ———

“An employment tribunal in the UK has concluded that holding the belief that Israel's actions against Palestinians amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are ‘worthy of respect in a democratic society’.

“In February, a UK judge ruled in a landmark decision that David Miller, a professor of political sociology, who was fired from the University of Bristol in 2021 for anti-Zionist views, was unfairly dismissed and subjected to discrimination.

“This week, the tribunal published its 120-page judgement* which sets out why Miller's views were protected under anti-discrimination laws. “

*) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6707c243366f494ab2e7b67d/Miller-judgment-1400780.2022-JDT...pdf

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  • Anarcho-Bolshevik@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 month ago

    The judgement was criticised in February by the Union of Jewish Students (UJS), a national body representing university Jewish societies and Jewish students.

    Oh my fecking G‐d, I knew that this was coming. Somehow even a source that regularly does good reporting like Middle East Eye has to overlook what anticolonial Jews think. I just sent Middle East Eye an email about this but I’ll be unsurprised if nobody reads it.

    Relevant: https://lemmy.ml/post/20813207