Courageous Anti-Zionist Professor Deals Massive Blow to Israel-Lobby
When Professor David Miller exposed how Zionist money bankrolls Islamophobia, it put a target on his back: 'Zionist caricatures of Muslims serve to lubricate public support for Western wars abroad'
A chilling wind blows through our university campuses and public discourse. It is the menacing specter of Zionist suppression, aiming to equate justified criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Their goals are simple: stifle debate, shield Israel from consequences, and undermine Palestinian solidarity.
One brave academic has found himself in their crosshairs for daring to speak this truth to power. Professor David Miller of the University of Bristol, an expert in propaganda, spin and lobbying, was terminated from his position after a protracted campaign against him spearheaded by Zionist groups. His crime? Mentioning publicly that the President of the Bristol Jewish Society had unsuccessfully submitted a complaint about his lectures discussing Israel and Zionism.
For this, Professor Miller faced a barrage of vitriol and an internal investigation resulting in his dismissal. The stated rationale – that Miller's comments failed to maintain an "environment free from harassment" – does not withstand scrutiny. No students under Miller's tutelage actually submitted complaints; he was targeted solely for his political views on Zionism.
Miller's sacking demonstrates the ability of Zionist organizations to muzzle academics and dictate the terms of discourse on campuses. Equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism serves to shield Israel's criminal policies from critique. This conflation provides cover for the untrammeled expansion of illegal settlements, the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, and deepening apartheid against Palestinians.
Moreover, Miller's case reveals the insidious influence of Zionism in undermining our democracies. His research uncovered how organizations like the Henry Jackson Society propagate anti-Muslim hatred while being bankrolled by Zionist billionaires. For his diligence in exposing such links, Miller became a target.
Worse yet, Zionist caricatures of Muslims, bearing an eerie resemblance to the Jewish caricatures seen in Nazi Germany, serve to lubricate public support for Western wars abroad. The myth of the 'Islamist' threat traces back to the 1970s when figures like Benjamin Netanyahu began to introduce the specter of 'Islamic terrorism' to fill the void left by the Soviet menace. This narrative, tallying with CIA support for extremists in Afghanistan, was not only a Zionist trope but was also propagated by Hollywood. With the help of Zionist movie producers, the film industry played a pivotal role in grooming public opinion, crafting a cinematic universe that both reflected and reinforced the endless War on Terror narrative.
Today, the powerful pro-Israel lobby continues this project of engineering Islamophobia. Groups like the UK's Community Security Trust conflate anti-Zionism and antisemitism to muzzle Israel's critics. Under this banner, Zionists pressured the IHRA to adopt a controversial definition of antisemitism encompassing legitimate criticism of Israel.
Wielding this cudgel, Zionist lawyers, politicians and organizations have repeatedly attempted to paint Jeremy Corbyn's socialist Labour as antisemitic for supporting Palestinian rights. The victims include academics like Professor Miller, despite opposition to Zionism being a moral duty.
For the Zionist movement secures its aims through displacement and oppression. At its heart lies the maintenance of an ethnocracy through recurring crimes against the indigenous population of Palestine. Zionism inhabits a moral universe where conquest supersedes ethics and might alone makes right.
While Zionist apologists demand banning “anti-Zionist hate speech”, Israeli bombs flatten civilians in Gaza. As they bemoan the rise of antisemitism, Israel enacts dozens of discriminatory laws privileging Jews over Arabs. Their theatrical indignation over alleged bigotry abroad provides cover for institutional racism at home.
In endeavoring to expose this hypocrisy and protest his own sacking, Professor Miller displayed bravery usually sorely lacking when Zionist interests are at stake. He refused to bend in the face of immense pressure and fought his dismissal in court at great personal cost —and emerged victorious. Miller understands what too many recoil from acknowledging: that grassroots activism remains the only antidote to the billion-dollar Zionist censorship machine.
Consequently, the Palestinian solidarity movement today teeters at a crossroads. Will we acquiesce to Zionist vetoes on protest, surrendering the moral high ground? Or will we find the courage to confront Israeli criminality through disciplined civil disobedience like BDS?
Our choice will define the struggle’s future. Miller blazed a trail in rejecting Zionist coercion and speaking truth to power. The tragedy of his termination must galvanize us to action. His sacrifice highlights what is at stake for open debate and academic freedom in the face of concerted Zionist intimidation.
At times, the campaign for Palestinian human rights can seem hopeless. But Miller's defiance in facing down threats to his livelihood demonstrates the power of unflinching moral conviction. Let us match his bravery by redoubling our activism.
Zionist forces can suppress a professor here, a conference there, but they cannot extinguish the yearning for justice in hearts and minds across our societies. That stubborn spark must become a fire if freedom is ever to reign in Palestine. No matter the odds, we cannot surrender to despair until the day dawns when all who live between the river and sea will revel as equals.
Professor Miller lit a bold path forward. Let us now seize the torch.