{"id":2925,"date":"2017-02-28T19:52:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T18:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:48:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T16:48:55","slug":"german-university-suspends-course-instructor-criticized-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/opinions\/german-university-suspends-course-instructor-criticized-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"German University Suspends Course After Instructor Criticized Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 pb-3\">\n<p><strong>German University Suspends Course After Instructor Criticized Israel<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In this discussion produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/therealnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Real News Network,<\/a> economic researcher and author, Shir Hever, examines a recent case in which a course held by lecturer Eleonora Roldan Mendivil at the Freie University of Berlin was suspended on the grounds of anti-Semitism after she criticized the policies of the Israeli State towards Gaza on her blog.<\/p>\n<p>Eleonora Rold\u00e1n Mend\u00edvil is a lecturer at the Freie University of Berlin, a political scientist studying racism, sexism and capitalism. Mend\u00edvil\u00a0 also wrote several articles and appeared at conferences to present her research. She&#8217;s also a political activist and, among other things, a member of the Palestinian Solidarity Group in Berlin.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What course was Eleonora Rold\u00e1n Mend\u00edvil teaching when this scandal broke out?<\/li>\n<li>Was Eleonora Rold\u00e1n Mend\u00edvil invited to defend herself against the accusations of anti-Semitism?<\/li>\n<li>What is the current state of this case?<\/li>\n<li>Professor Steven Salaita who had a similar situation with the University of Illinois eventually reached a settlement paying him $875,000 compensation for wrongful dismissal. Does Eleonora Rold\u00e1n Mend\u00edvi intend to sue the Freie University of Berlin as well? And what are the chances of winning in her perspective?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these questions and more are addressed in the video below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>VIDEO: <\/strong>Interview with Eleonora Roldan Mendivil<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"German University Suspends Course After Instructor Criticized Israel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uCwxCyTlRms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To read the full transcript of the interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/therealnews.com\/t2\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=31&amp;Itemid=74&amp;jumival=18484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"h2_background\">Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit 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