After a Jewish-Muslim initiative to defuse student tension was thwarted, critics of Israel are liable to be vilified as 'extremist'
Azzam Tamimi
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 May 2010
".........In a bid to intimidate students and dissuade them from inviting me to speak, the Jewish Chronicle has repeatedly claimed that I was reported to the police after speaking at Soas in February and that "the Crown Prosecution Service is considering whether to press charges" because of comments I made against Israel.
If anything, these interventions by pro-Israel lobbyists in the media and parliament prove that the flame of tension on campus is not without external fanners. The extremism and the hate-speech often referred to as reasons to stifle free speech are nothing but code words for any attempt to criticise Israel or shed light on the plight of the Palestinians, its victims."
Azzam Tamimi
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 May 2010
".........In a bid to intimidate students and dissuade them from inviting me to speak, the Jewish Chronicle has repeatedly claimed that I was reported to the police after speaking at Soas in February and that "the Crown Prosecution Service is considering whether to press charges" because of comments I made against Israel.
If anything, these interventions by pro-Israel lobbyists in the media and parliament prove that the flame of tension on campus is not without external fanners. The extremism and the hate-speech often referred to as reasons to stifle free speech are nothing but code words for any attempt to criticise Israel or shed light on the plight of the Palestinians, its victims."
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