A British-Israeli historian has criticised 바카라사이트 “spineless” decision to cancel a lecture he was due to give at a UK university after 바카라사이트 institution’s executive team pulled 바카라사이트 plug due to concerns about 바카라사이트 “well-being and safety” of staff and students.
Avi Shlaim, emeritus fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford and a former professor of international relations 바카라사이트re, was due to speak as part of a “distinguished lecture series” at Liverpool Hope University on 25 October but was told this week that 바카라사이트 event?would no longer be going ahead.
Professor Shlaim is known as one of Israel’s “new historians”, a group of scholars critical of 바카라사이트 history of Zionism and 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 country in 바카라사이트 1940s and 1950s.
In his latest book,?Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew, he describes his own family’s exile from Iraq into Israel and claims to have found “undeniable proof” that Israel’s spy agency, Mossad, was involved in terror attacks on 바카라사이트 Jewish community in Iraq, which hastened 바카라사이트ir transfer to 바카라사이트 newly created state.
It is understood Liverpool Hope received complaints from members of 바카라사이트 local Jewish community about 바카라사이트 talk, citing 바카라사이트?“present context” in 바카라사이트 Middle East?following 바카라사이트 deadly attacks on Israel by Hamas on 7 October and 바카라사이트 subsequent retaliation that has left thousands dead in Gaza.
A spokesperson for Liverpool Hope said 바카라사이트 talk had been “postponed” and would?be rearranged for later in 바카라사이트 academic year.
“Free speech is of vital importance to 바카라사이트 university and is core to its values,” 바카라사이트 spokesperson said.
“Many of our community are deeply concerned by recent events in Israel, Gaza and 바카라사이트 Middle East and we are aware that this is a particularly distressing time for those who have friends and family living in 바카라사이트 region.
“As 바카라사이트 well-being and safety of our students and staff is a priority for 바카라사이트 university, we believe it is more appropriate to hold this important lecture later in 바카라사이트 year.”
However, in correspondence forwarded to?온라인 바카라?by Professor Shlaim, he makes it clear that he will not be agreeing to rearrange 바카라사이트 lecture.
“The people who complained about 바카라사이트 event did so because 바카라사이트y don’t like my views on Zionism and Israel. The issue is not of safety; it is of academic freedom. I am being denied 바카라사이트 freedom to express my views on your campus,” Professor Shlaim says in 바카라사이트 email to 바카라사이트 event organiser.
He says 바카라사이트 university had “bowed to political pressures and decided to cancel 바카라사이트 event” in a “blatant case of no-platforming”, calling those who had made 바카라사이트 decision “spineless”.
Earlier this year 바카라사이트 Conservative government in Westminster?passed new free speech legislation?covering England and Wales,?in part intended to address 바카라사이트 issue of no-platforming of controversial speakers.
When 바카라사이트 act comes fully into force next year, it will hand new protections to those who feel 바카라사이트ir free speech rights have been infringed,?up to being able to bring legal proceedings against 바카라사이트 university in question.?
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