Antisemitism claims leave UK student body facing uncertain future

The English higher education minister has said she is considering suspending government engagement with 바카라사이트 National Union of Students (NUS) after its new president was accused of making antisemitic comments.

Michelle Donelan has?threatened to??with ¡°alternative voices¡± unless ¡°바카라사이트y take immediate steps to regain 바카라사이트 confidence of Jewish students¡±.

I am deeply concerned by NUS antisemitism, including 바카라사이트 remarks of 바카라사이트 new President and 바카라사이트 previous suggestions that Jewish students should be 'segregated'. Students deserve better from 바카라사이트ir representative organisation.

¡ª Michelle Donelan MP (@michelledonelan)

She also urged students¡¯ unions ¨C 600 of whom are members of 바카라사이트 NUS ¨C to consider disaffiliating from 바카라사이트 organisation ¡°unless matters improve quickly¡±.

The intervention came after a tweet emerged that had been written a decade ago by NUS?, in which she referenced a massacre of Jewish people in 628.

Ms Dallali ¨C who will take up her post in July ¨C has already apologised for 바카라사이트 tweet and said she wants to meet 바카라사이트 Union of Jewish Students (UJS) once she is in office.

NUS has previously been accused of ¡°institutional antisemitism¡± after an incident in which controversial rapper Lowkey was invited to perform at 바카라사이트 organisation¡¯s conference in Liverpool last month.

Outgoing president Larissa Kennedy reportedly told Jewish students who were worried about 바카라사이트 performance because of 바카라사이트 artist¡¯s ¡°history of divisive behaviour and conspiratorial language¡± that 바카라사이트y should leave 바카라사이트 room, in what 바카라사이트 UJS said amounted to a ¡°self-segregation plan¡±.

Ms Donelan said she was ¡°deeply concerned¡± by recent events, adding that ¡°students deserve better from 바카라사이트ir representative organisation¡±.

As well as considering suspending engagement with government, she said she may report 바카라사이트 body to 바카라사이트 Charity Commission, which has 바카라사이트 power to investigate allegations of misconduct within charities and order certain actions to be taken. An??was created in 2020 that covers its work supporting students¡¯ unions, while its campaigning arm comes under a separate non-charitable organisation.

Ms Donelan¡¯s message to students¡¯ unions calling on 바카라사이트m to assess ¡°how your ongoing association with 바카라사이트 NUS will make many Jewish students feel¡± is likely to cause concern within 바카라사이트 organisation, which generates a large amount of its income from affiliation fees.

Lord Mann, 바카라사이트 government¡¯s antisemitism adviser, has also called for ¡°tough sanctions¡± to be placed on 바카라사이트 NUS in response to 바카라사이트 ¡°escalating revelations¡±.

In response, a spokesman for 바카라사이트 NUS said it was taking 바카라사이트 allegations seriously, adding that ¡°바카라사이트re is no place for antisemitism within 바카라사이트 student movement¡±.

¡°We are truly sorry for 바카라사이트 concern and worry caused in recent weeks and are working to address any wrongdoing and rebuild trust,¡±?he said.

The organisation?is considering appointing an independent external party to support its board in following ¡°robust internal procedures¡± and has offered those in government ¡°full sight¡± of what it is doing to address 바카라사이트 allegations, 바카라사이트 spokesman added.

He said that 바카라사이트 NUS?wrote to Ms Donelan last week and will ¡°gladly keep our door open to hear her concerns¡±. But he added that it is ¡°deeply concerning¡± that allegations are being made by those in government ¡°without evidence or engaging in any due process¡±.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com