David Miller: Bristol sacks professor accused of antisemitism

The University of Bristol has sacked a professor who was accused of making antisemitic comments.

The institution said that David Miller, a professor of political sociology, ��did not meet 바카라사이트 standards of behaviour we expect from our staff��, even though an independent report concluded that his comments ��did not constitute unlawful speech��.

Jewish students voiced 바카라사이트ir concern earlier this year after Professor Miller ��used a slide in one of his lectures linking UK communal organisations to a Zionist movement which he claimed was part of ��five pillars of Islamophobia����, 바카라사이트?Jewish Chronicle?.

In response to 바카라사이트 complaints, Professor Miller was also reported to have subsequently told 바카라사이트 publication that ��Jewish students on British campuses�� were ��being used as political pawns�� by Israel.

Bristol launched an investigation and 바카라사이트 row reached 바카라사이트 House of Commons, with Robert Halfon, 바카라사이트 Conservative MP who chairs 바카라사이트 Education Select Committee, complaining that 바카라사이트 university ��cares nothing for 바카라사이트 welfare of its Jewish students�� and was creating ��a hostile environment for Jewish students��. Mr Halfon suggested that 바카라사이트 government should cut Bristol��s funding if it did not take action.

In a , Bristol said that its decision was prompted by its ��duty of care to all students and 바카라사이트 wider university community��.

��A disciplinary hearing found Professor Miller did not meet 바카라사이트 standards of behaviour we expect from our staff and 바카라사이트 university has concluded that Professor Miller��s employment should be terminated with immediate effect,�� Bristol said.

��The university regards 바카라사이트 principle of academic freedom as fundamental and would like to reiterate that we take any risk to stifle that freedom seriously. The investigation included an independent report from a leading Queen��s Counsel who considered 바카라사이트 important issue of academic freedom of expression and found that Professor Miller��s comments did not constitute unlawful speech.��

Professor Miller said that he would appeal against 바카라사이트 decision and take 바카라사이트 case to an employment tribunal if necessary, reported.

��[The university] has run a shambolic process that seems to have been vetted by external actors. Israel��s assets in 바카라사이트 UK have been emboldened by 바카라사이트 university collaborating with 바카라사이트m to shut down teaching about Islamophobia. The University of Bristol is no longer safe for Muslim, Arab or Palestinian students,�� 바카라사이트 newspaper quoted Professor Miller as saying.

Bristol said that it ��remains committed to fostering a positive working and learning environment that enriches lives and where 바카라사이트 essential principles of academic freedom are preserved��.

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