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Jewish prof forced to defend himself against anti-Semitism claims

A York University professor has been forced to respond to allegations that he made anti-Semitic remarks after a student misunderstood his lecture.

Joodse professor ondervindt hoe het voelt om als antisemiet gebrandmerkt te worden. Overijverige doch onaandachtige joodse hasbara studente begrijpt de professor compleet verkeerd en start een stigmatiseringscampagne op grote schaal tegen de professor.

A half-listening student, a hypersensitive campus and the speed at which gossip travels on the Internet conspired to create a very damaging game of broken telephone for one York University professor this week.


Cameron Johnston, who has been teaching at York for more than 30 years, has been forced to respond to allegations that he made anti-Semitic remarks in a lecture on Monday afternoon after a student misunderstood his comments and began sending emails to Jewish groups and the media.


Johnston was giving his introductory lecture to Social Sciences 1140: “Self, Culture and Society,” when he explained to the nearly 500 students that the course was going to focus on texts, not opinions, and despite what they may have heard elsewhere, everyone is not entitled to their opinion.

“All Jews should be sterilized” would be an example of an unacceptable and dangerous opinion, Johnston told the students.
He didn’t notice Sarah Grunfeld storm out. Grunfeld, a 22-year-old in her final year at York, understood Johnston’s example to be his personal opinion.

Het ganse verhaal: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011...sm_claims.html