Anti-Zionist views are 'worthy of respect', UK judge says

An employment tribunal in the UK has concluded that holding the belief that Israel's actions against Palestinians amount to apartheid, ethnic cleansing and genocide are "worthy of respect in a democratic society". 

In February, a UK judge ruled in a landmark decision that David Miller, a professor of political sociology, who was fired from the University of Bristol in 2021 for anti-Zionist views, was unfairly dismissed and subjected to discrimination. 

This week, the tribunal published its 120-page judgement which sets out why Miller's views were protected under anti-discrimination laws. 

"Although many would vehemently and cogently disagree with [Miller]’s analysis of politics and history, others have the same or similar beliefs," Judge Rohan Pirani said in the judgement. 

"We find that he has established that [the criteria] have been met and that his belief amounted to a philosophical belief."

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