I've spent two weeks waiting to see if any academics will speak out publicly about David Miller's antisemitic conspiracy theories and his targeting of Jewish students. Finally they have spoken... in his defence. This is the list of shame docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
The letter itself is a masterpiece of euphemism, obfuscation and untruths. Miller was not "approached to provide a statement on Israel-Palestine". He gave a speech at a meeting in which he identified the Jewish Society at his own university as an enemy & a bunch of racists
Miller followed up that speech with another statement claiming that Jewish students at Bristol University who have complained about him are "directed by the State of Israel". This is antisemitism.
The signatories of this letter are closing ranks around a proponent of antisemitic conspiracy tropes while he slanders Jewish students as racists and Islamophobes. They bring disgrace on academia and shame on every university listed on this letter.
Never have the words "We oppose anti-Semitism" been as hollow as they are in this letter. No you don't oppose antisemitism: you deny it, you ignore it, you excuse it & you enable it. Some of you directly promote it.
The culture of antisemitism & antisemitism-denial that did so much damage in the Labour Party is at home in academia. This letter is currently the only public academic collective voice regarding David Miller's antisemitism. I'm still waiting to hear from those who oppose him.
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