cause he is Jewish

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Apologies cant see a thread about this.
Staff at Bristol Brunel academy blocked a visit by Damien Egan, their local MP because he is Jewish. Clear case of antisemitism. AIBU to thinking that headteacher and those driving this decision should be sacked and reported to the Teacher Regulation Agency?
(Apologies thread title isnt correct, but i can't edit it)

Jews living in the UK are NOT the problem.....

I only voted you are being unreasonable because there wasn’t an option for you are being disingenuous.

Yes of course. The HT should have informed the police about the potential for protest. They could have sent resource to disband any protests happening around school kickout time. That would be the standard approach surely, not kowtowing.
Who exactlyvwould be harmingbtge students in a demonstration. The parents, the teachers?

100%, very misleading post which appears to be an attempt on OPs part to incite some kind of uproar on MN.

Also, FYI all, kefir is a yoghurt drink.

Is that true, though? I know it's been said online, but that doesn't make it a fact.

Where is the evidence that the teachers did this?

Quite. Plus, in the end of this article, it confirms that his visit was cancelled because of safety concerns around the planned protest. The school have been in contact and hope arrange an alternative visit date.

And of course the Guardian would report it as such.

It's not because he's Jewish. It's because of his open support for the state of Israel. He is the vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel and he has visited Israel in a show of support.

He refused to sign letters seeking to enforce sanctions on Israel for committing war crimes (as per the UN), upholding ICC arrest warrants against Israeli war criminals, and suspending arms sales to Israel.

He is openly pro-Israel despite their continued genocide against the people of Palestine and their many well documented war crimes.

Conflating being Jewish and being pro-Israel is antisemitic. Many Jewish people are strong opponents of what Israel is doing. Criticising someone for being pro-Israel is not the same as criticising someone for being Jewish.

Sure, but he is entitled to be pro Israel and to express that publicly.

The teacher and others may not like that, but they don’t get to behave as they did. Teachers are NOT allowed to be political activists while working.

How depressing that an elected Jewish MP can’t speak at an event here because they wouldn’t be safe.

His constituents appear to like him even if he is pro Israel. At least they don't elect an MP who focuses entirely on Gaza and not on British/local issues.

He is allowed to support Israel! Jesus. “They don’t hold my views so must be banned / cancelled”.

I think youre mixing up pro- Israel and pro- Netanyahu and current administration.

You definitely wouldn't be anti a whole nation of people because of current policies would you?

Your final paragraph makes it sound like the only acceptable Jew to you is one that is anti- Israel.

In fact, you actually sound pretty problematic.

Quite.

"They don't have a problem with women, only feminists, so they block women from speaking if they might support feminism"

Nothing to see here

i couldn’t agree more.

Even more depressing is that others excuse this because they don’t agree with his views.

Yes, also in Bristol. Those lovely chaps in the Green Party who refuse to listen to or engage with their constituents if they are feminists. Great upholders of democracy.

Anyone who is truly aware of antisemitism in the current climate knows exactly why this happened. No discussion needed.

Everyone in this country has a right to criticise MPs for supporting genocide.

People criticise for a range of reasons, but it shouldn’t be to the point someone is too unsafe to speak at an event.

In a school?

And no legally binding finding of genocide has been made. As of now thats your opinion. Its not shared by everyone.

Well said @dairydebris

It’s grotesque, replace it with “black” and you’ll know if something is racist or not for anyone who’s not clear on it. Just disgusted with these people.

Exactly.

Nobody should be tolerating any person in the UK being unable to safely express their views. If you think that’s ok, go away and have a good long hard think to yourself.

And in a school, teachers are NOT allowed to express their own personal political views or preferences.

I referred to his support of the state of Israel, i.e. I am talking about the nation, not individuals within it. There are of course Israelis who do not agree with Israel's actions. A nation and its people are not one and the same.

I don't know what you mean when you talk about 'acceptable Jews'. I don't consider any human to be unacceptable. All humans are equal and deserve the same rights and protections as one another.

I think it's entirely acceptable to be critical of any political or ideological view, regardless of who holds it. I am critical of any pro-Israel stance no matter who takes it.