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‘It is a terrifying time to be a Jew on campus’: the rise of anti-Semitism in British universities
Since fighting broke out between Israel and Palestine earlier this month, there has been a steep increase in anti-Semitism among students
25 May 2021 • 8:13pm
Students at Royal Holloway, which has seen incidences of anti-Semitic abuse rise since fighting broke out between Israel and Palestine earlier this month
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Neil Lavie-Driver is currently at home, after finishing his second year psychology exams. He had been looking forward to going back to campus this week to celebrate with friends. Now he is having second thoughts.
Conservative MPs call Bristol University a ‘hotbed of antisemitism’ Rachel Hall
Conservative MPs have attacked the University of Bristol for being a “hotbed of antisemitism” and fostering a climate similar to “1930s Nazi Germany” over its failure to swiftly address accusations that a professor used offensive tropes.
The university is investigating David Miller, professor of political sociology, after allegations that he criticised Israel for wanting to “impose its will over the world” and said some Jewish students were being used as “political pawns by a violent, racist foreign regime”.
In an education select committee meeting on Tuesday, several MPs pressed the universities minister, Michelle Donelan, on why she had not spoken directly to the university or threatened sanctions such as a withdrawal of funding.