Another sign of the moral sickness of the universities. It appears that three Jewish members of the National Union of Students' executive have felt forced to resign over the union's failure to address the anti-Jewish hatred in its midst. In an emotional statement, Luciana Berger, co-convener of the union's Anti-Racism/Anti-Fascism Campaign, no less, accuses the NUS of standing passively by while Jewish students run the gamut of hatred:
'This year, I have suffered baseless accusations of NUS being pro-Jewish and therefore biased because I tackled antisemitism where it stood. There was no defence of Jewish students by NEC members who heard those claims. This year, a comment was made in a Student Union meeting saying that burning down a synagogue is a rational act; when asked to comment NEC members could not even bring themselves to condemn that statement.
'Over five months ago serious complaints were lodged about antisemitic comments made by an NEC member in a public meeting; there is yet to be any form of official response to these complaints.
When it was rumoured that I, a Jewish student, was standing for the NUS Presidency - whispers of antisemitism were used as a political football...At the beginning of this conference I stood here and warned you against the BNP presence in Blackpool. But it is within these walls I feel most afraid. We have talked for the past three days about NUS' values of equality, diversity and respect. In practice this could not be further from the truth.'
So much for student opposition to racism and fascism. What a commentary on the cult of hatred now engulfing the universities. What a frightening prospect for British Jews.
