Benny Morris, 75, was heckled by students at the London School of Economics (LSE) just 15 minutes into his lecture on Monday - but he was also subject to a leaflet campaign in the days prior.
It was October 10, three days after Hamas had murdered 1,200 Israelis and abducted hundreds more, and Jewish students at Middlebury College were trying to organize a vigil for the victims. They reached out to Middlebury’s dean of students, Derek Doucet, with a draft poster promoting the event...
When you protest outside these places, you are holding Jews responsible for a war on the other side of the world. Are you holding Iranian citizens responsible for the crimes of the Ayatollah or Russian citizens responsible for Putin's war?
Jewish people have the right to go about their lives, practice their faith, and do business without being insulted, intimidated, or attacked.