Lawyers’ statement on Miller’s anti-Zionism win shows Bristol appeal smashed

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Academic David Miller’s explosive win this morning against Bristol University’s attempt to overturn an employment tribunal finding has shown how comprehensively the university’s appeal was defeated. The university sacked anti-Zionist professor Miller after an Israel lobby pressure campaign. To do so, it ignored two separate investigations by its own lawyers that concluded Miller had said nothing antisemitic in his critiques of Zionism and Israel lobby pressure. Comprehensive failure But to justify its appeal, the university put together a Byzantine document. It containedΒ nine ‘grounds of appeal’, most of which were subdivided into smaller grounds – and some of those divided again. Yet…

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Tribunal confirms legally-protected status of anti-Zionism

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Anti-Zionism is a legally ‘protected belief’ under UK equality law, a tribunal reiterated in the case of Professor David Miller, who was dismissed by Bristol University after an Israel lobby pressure campaign. The university’s own lawyers had twice found there was no evidence of antisemitism against Miller. His landmark 2024 tribunal victory against the university set the legal precedent that anti-Zionist beliefs are legally protected. The university appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), which confirmed this morning that the precedent is legally binding. Taking to X this morning, Miller wrote: ANTI-ZIONISM PROTECTED BY UK LAW We have set a binding…

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