A British court defended a professor who denounced Zionism
British professor David Miller was fired from the University of Bristol in 2021 for calling Zionism "racist, imperialist and colonialist" and saying it would lead to apartheid and ethnic cleansing. A British employment tribunal acquitted the professor and ruled that anti-Zionism academic freedom must be protected under anti-discrimination laws.
A British employment tribunal has ruled that academic freedom against Zionism should be protected under anti-discrimination laws as "philosophical views that should be respected in a democratic society," Arab News reported.
The case went to court after political sociology professor David Miller was fired from Bristol University in 2021 for calling Zionism "racist, imperialist and colonialist" and leading to apartheid and ethnic cleansing. The management of the university equated these words with anti-Semitism and dismissed the teacher.
The court called Miller's comments contradictory, but ruled that the professor was unlawfully discriminated against.
"While many may reasonably disagree with Miller's analysis of history and politics, others may hold the opposite view. We believe that he has shown that his views meet the criteria to be considered ``philosophical views,'' Judge Rohan Pirani concluded.
In a 2019 lecture, Miller argued that Zionism is the root of Islamophobia. This angered the Jewish students and they filed a complaint against the teacher to the rector.
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