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 […]
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The 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 […]
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A 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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English original of David Hirsh’s Interview in Le Figaro
English original of David Hirsh’s Interview in Le Figaro November 29, 2019 — David Hirsh There was an interview with David Hirsh published in Le Figaro about Labour antisemitism in the UK. For the published version, in French, follow this web link. Here is the original in English, before it was tidied up and translated into French: […]
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