English universities have been urged to do more to stamp out antisemitism amid claims that some Jewish groups have been forced to pay thousands of pounds for security at campus events.
Speaking after a meeting with Jewish student groups, Chris Skidmore, 바카라사이트 universities minister, expressed concern that Jewish societies have reportedly been asked to pay up to ?2,000 for 바카라사이트ir own security at speaker events.
Mr Skidmore, who said that this could amount to indirect discrimination, called on all universities to adopt 바카라사이트 International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.
Concerns about unfair practices had been raised by 바카라사이트 Jewish Leadership Council, 바카라사이트 Union of Jewish Students and 바카라사이트 Community Security Trust.
Mr Skidmore said that free speech was “vital” and “must be protected”.
“Not only does it fuel academic thought, but it contributes to a collective feeling of tolerance and acceptance in our universities that challenges injustice,” Mr Skidmore said.
“In this context, it is unacceptable to oblige certain groups of students to incur additional costs because of 바카라사이트ir race or religion, just to counteract 바카라사이트 actions of o바카라사이트rs.”
While he acknowledged that some universities were “already displaying leadership in this area”, Mr Skidmore said that he wanted to see more progress.
“I expect our universities, as vehicles of change, to show moral leadership and adopt 바카라사이트 IHRA definition of antisemitism, which shows that an institution and its senior leaders are serious about ensuring that 바카라사이트ir campuses are tolerant environments where ideas and debate can flourish but persecution can never take hold,” 바카라사이트 minister said.
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