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Georgia Leatherdale-Gilholy

Georgia L. Gilholy

Georgia L. Gilholy is a journalist and writer in the United Kingdom.

Antisemitism expert accuses a campus group of “targeting” Jewish staff and students.
For the group and its allies, the acknowledgment of the connection between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism likely hits too close to home, hence their crusade to smear it by any means necessary.
Zionism is a key part of Jewish belief, and targeting someone purely because of this belief is absolutely abhorrent.
Maybe SOAS University of London should consider providing a more balanced set of voices to discuss the Arab-Israeli context or risk damaging its academic reputation even further.
Event speakers implied that along with Ethiopians, Israeli Arabs face ceaseless, racist oppression, though provided no evidence for this claim.
Anti-Israel activists apparently believe that young Palestinians are justified in any criminal activity against Israelis—no matter how violent.