UK tribunal confirms professor’s anti-Zionism is legally protected belief

David Miller has told Al Jazeera the ruling is a victory that will encourage others to speak out against Zionism.British professor David Miller was unlawfully fired by the University of Bristol because of his criticism of Zionism, an employment tribunal has ruled, confirming that anti-Zionism is a legally protected belief in the United Kingdom.In its ruling published on Tuesday, the Employment Appeal Tribunal said Miller had been dismissed by the university in October 2021 because of comments in which he “expressed protected philosophical beliefs”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK Court upholds ban on Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ grouplist 2 of 3Will Andy Burnham mark a shift in the UK’s Gaza policy?list 3 of 3Pro-Palestine protesters rally for ‘Filton 25’ activists at UK courtend of list“The decision to dismiss the claimant and the refusal of his appeal against that dismissal were each found to be unlawful acts of direct discrimination,” the tribunal said. “The dismissal was held to be unfair, and wrongful.”Miller told Al Jazeera the ruling was a victory for all those in Britain who are opposed to Zionism, a nationalist ideology that contends that Jewish people h...