Jewish and Israel Studies scholars demand the right to spend donors’ money on legitimizing antizionism
Jewish and Israel Studies scholars demand the right to spend donors’ money on legitimizing antizionism February 25, 2022 — David Hirsh During the Israel-Hamas conflict of May 2021, a number statements went round academia. They asserted that Israel is racist, settler colonial and apartheid, that it must be boycotted, and that justice for the Palestinians can […]
Find out moreThe SA Constitution Court ruled that Bongani Masuku must apologize to the Jewish Community for antisemitic hate speech
The SA Constitution Court ruled that Bongani Masuku must apologize to the Jewish Community for antisemitic hate speech February 17, 2022 — David Hirsh The Equality Court judgment of 2017, which enforced the South African Human Rights Commission’s 2009 finding, that Bongani Masuku’s speech included antisemitic hate speech, has been reinstated by the supreme court […]
Find out moreA discussion about IHRA and the “Jerusalem Declaration”
A discussion about IHRA and the “Jerusalem Declaration” April 27, 2021 — David Hirsh Question: How do you respond to the following point by Harvard Prof. Derek Pensler: “The IHRA definition’s limitations have been made clear to me in work I have done in Canada as an expert witness in prosecutions for ‘willful promotion of […]
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