U of Sydney Student Linking Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism Interrupted...Given Low Grade [View all]

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Report: Non-Jewish U of Sydney Student Linking Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism Interrupted During Presentation, Given Low Grade

A University of Sydney student was prevented from completing a Holocaust-studies presentation highlighting links between modern antisemitism and anti-Zionism, the Australian Jewish News (AJN) reported on Thursday.

According to the report, halfway through the presentation by the non-Jewish student, the class tutor interrupted and said, “We don’t want people to get the wrong idea about you.”

AJN reported that the student, who believes the low grade he received was the result of expressing his opinion, has since pulled out of the course.

Vic Alhadeff, CEO of NSW (New South Wales) Jewish Board of Deputies, told AJN, “It’s outrageous that a student would be warned against creating a link between modern antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment.”

“Not only is this a suppression of valid discourse, but it’s academically dishonest and denies the fundamental truth that such a link exists,” he said.

http://www.algemeiner.com/2016/08/28/report-non-jewish-u-of-sydney-student-linking-antisemitism-anti-zionism-interrupted-during-presentation-given-low-grade/