(Jewish Group) UK professor who called Jewish students 'pawns' of Israel fired over comments

[Behind the Aegis]

A professor at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom was fired Friday over his past comments about Jews and Israel.

In remarks during a lecture in February, David Miller, a professor of political sociology, called Israel “a violent, racist, foreign regime engaged in ethnic cleansing” and referred to Jewish students who protested against his previous comments about Israel as Israel’s “pawns.”

There’s “a real question of abuse here — of Jewish students on British campuses being used as political pawns by a violent, racist, foreign regime engaged in ethnic cleansing,” Miller said.

Miller’s comments during the February lecture provoked protests from Jewish students at the university as well as condemnations from members of Parliament and leaders of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom. In an open letter in March, several hundred academics, including linguist Noam Chomsky and gender theorist Judith Butler, voiced their support for Miller. An opposing letter condemning Miller’s remarks also garnered hundreds of signatures.

In March, local police said they would investigate whether Miller’s comments constituted a “potential hate crime” and the University of Bristol said an internal investigation into Miller’s conduct was already underway.

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Good. Guess sometimes being an anti-Semite doesn't pay, but always "good" to know there will be people from our ranks who continue to "court" bigots like this.