Bristol University Professor Sacked for Anti-Zionist Views Wins Discrimination Case

Published on February 6, 2024

A sacked university academic has successfully claimed at an employment tribunal that he experienced discrimination based on his anti-Zionist beliefs. Professor David Miller was “unfairly dismissed” from his post at Bristol University in 2021 following remarks he made about Israel, an employment tribunal has ruled. At the conclusion of proceedings, Mr. Miller successfully claimed discrimination “based on his philosophical belief that Zionism is inherently racist, imperialist, and colonial, a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010,” his legal representatives, Rahman Lowe, announced on Monday. “This judgment establishes for the first time ever that anti-Zionist beliefs are protected in the workplace,” the firm said....