“Over the past few weeks, David Miller, a professor of political sociology at Bristol University in the United Kingdom, has been the subject of a vicious smear campaign, alleging he has made anti-Semitic comments. “
“The attacks against Miller are part of a chilling wave of intimidation sweeping across British universities, targeting critics of Israel. Years of onslaughts by the British government and the Israel lobby on Palestine solidarity movements in UK universities have led us to this point.”
“One of the main developments which have accelerated this campaign has been the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism by public institutions.”
“Last October, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said the government may take regulatory action against the remaining higher education institutions that refuse to adopt the definition, and even threatened to “suspend their funding streams” if they do not change their stance by the end of the year.”
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