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UK Academic Sacked over Antisemitism, Holocaust Denial
[BREITBART] A science lecturer at the UK’s University of Essex has lost his job after an antisemitism fight sparked by the formation of a campus Jewish society.Concerns were raised at the university over Facebook posts ‐ since deleted ‐ by Dr Maaruf Ali which were alleged to have included Holocaust denial, opposition to the creation of a Jewish society at the university in February and conspiracy theories about Zionism. Dr Ali denied being anti-Semitic or denying the Holocaust and said his vote against the society had been against the ideology of Zionism. The BBC reports he said: "I am not against Jews, I don’t hate their religion, their people or their culture. "Such as it is" "I believe that everyone should be allowed to form any society. This is what I’m thinking now ‐ which is what I didn’t think at the time." "I'm all better now" He added that he was objecting to the climate in present day Israel and had never asked for the destruction of the state of Israel. "Don't fire me" A University of Essex statement confirmed a member of staff had been dismissed following a tribunal hearing. "The university has now completed an independent investigation into the serious allegations made against a member of university staff," it added. Posted by: Fred 2019-05-30 |
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