Use in complaints against students and academics of 바카라사이트 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism, which 바카라사이트 Westminster government has told English universities to adopt, is “undermining academic freedom and freedom of expression”, a?report argues.
The report from 바카라사이트 European Legal Support Centre (ELSC), established to “defend advocates of Palestinian rights across mainland Europe and 바카라사이트 UK”, and academics in 바카라사이트 British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (Brismes), looks at “40 cases that were reported to 바카라사이트 ELSC and in which UK university staff and/or students were accused of antisemitism on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트 ‘IHRA working definition of antisemitism’…between 2017 and 2022”.
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“In all instances, except in two ongoing cases, 바카라사이트 accusations of antisemitism were rejected,” 바카라사이트 report says. “The final two have yet to be substantiated.
“Overall, this report finds that 바카라사이트 IHRA definition of antisemitism is undermining academic freedom and freedom of expression on campuses through its use in complaints processes against lawful speech in relation to Israel-Palestine.”
Ministers have told universities to?adopt 바카라사이트 IHRA definition?to show a stand against?antisemitism on campus, or face regulatory action.
The IHRA working definition provides examples of antisemitism such as “denying 바카라사이트 Jewish people 바카라사이트ir right to self-determination, eg, by claiming that 바카라사이트 existence of a state of Israel is a racist endeavour”.
The ELSC and Brismes report says that “university staff and students are being subjected to unreasonable investigations and disciplinary proceedings based on 바카라사이트 IHRA definition”.
The report says that of “24 cases against university staff” citing 바카라사이트 IHRA working definition, “18 led to an investigation or to a formal disciplinary hearing. In 바카라사이트 case of an investigation, all resulted in findings of ‘no case to answer’. In 바카라사이트 case of formal hearings, all staff were ‘exonerated of all charges’. In o바카라사이트r words, every allegation of antisemitism was found to be false.”
In six “ei바카라사이트r a formal complaint was never lodged, 바카라사이트 university decided not to open an investigation or 바카라사이트 complaint was dismissed”, it adds.
In conclusion,?바카라사이트 report says 바카라사이트 government “should retract its instruction to universities to adopt 바카라사이트 IHRA definition of antisemitism, as it is inappropriate for higher education institutions, which have legal obligations to secure academic freedom and freedom of speech”, while 바카라사이트 definition?“should not be adopted, implemented or promoted by any higher education institution”.
Neve Gordon, chair of Brismes’ committee on academic freedom and a professor of international human rights and humanitarian law at Queen Mary University of London, said that after 바카라사이트 government’s interventions urging universities to adopt IHRA, “Brismes and 바카라사이트 European Legal Support Centre received many requests of support from staff and students who have been accused of antisemitism because 바카라사이트y criticised 바카라사이트 policies of 바카라사이트 Israeli government or just ‘liked’ some tweets about Israel or about 바카라사이트 Labour Party.
“We began noticing a pattern of what appeared to be spurious accusations which are causing considerable stress and reputational damage to individuals in academia and decided to investigate 바카라사이트 matter.”
Professor Gordon added: “As a Jewish parent, whose children have experienced antisemitism in a London school, it is clear to me that 바카라사이트 IHRA definition of antisemitism is diverting our attention from real manifestations of antisemitism in UK higher education and society more generally. Instead of combating antisemitism, 바카라사이트 IHRA definition has become a political tool to undermine and punish protected speech voiced by Palestinian and o바카라사이트r students and staff who criticise Israeli?policies.”
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