Israel Ban London University Professor Due To ‘Palestinian Sympathy’
A respected London University professor has been banned from entering Israel for 10 years due to his sympathetic views towards the Palestinian people. The UN and director of the SOAS University have both condemned the move by the Israeli government to detain, deport and ban a Dr Hanieh from the country. Former UN official Baroness Valerie Amos referred to the decision as “an arbitrary breach of academic freedom”. Independent.co.uk reports: Dr Hanieh travelled to Israel in September in order to give a lecture on social sciences at Birzeit University in Palestine. He was due to deliver three classes to PHD students at the university, but was detained upon arrival at Ben Gurion airport. According to the university, Dr Hanieh was questioned for ten hours and taken overnight to a detention centre before he was returned back to London the following day. A representative of the Israeli Ministry of Interior informed him that he was banned from entering the country for ten years. Writing to embassy representatives in the UK, Lady Amos expressed “serious concerns” about the academic’s treatment, demanding an explanation into the reasons behind the ban. In an update on Monday, a SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) university spokesperson [...]
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