By NNN-Prensa Latina
Washington : The University of DePaul, in the US city of Chicago, fired a professor of political theory for accusing Israel of using the Jewish holocaust to hide its current crimes, the TV channel Fox News reported on Tuesday.
The administration of the university told Prof. Norman Finkelstein that it would let him go, although he will continue to be on the school’s payroll for another year, in compliance with his work contract.
However, the administration cancelled Finkelstein’s classes and sent emails to the students informing them of its decision. It also instructed to seize all books written by the professor from DePaul’s library.
Some critics of the measure accused the university dean of yielding to pressure from external groups, because Prof. Finkelstein’s course was very popular and his colleagues backed him up.
The professor said he planned to go to his office on the first day of classes and if he is arrested for civil disobedience, he will go on a hunger strike to be released, and will repeat his actions until his rights are respected.
Finkelstein, who was born to survivors of the holocaust, said in his latest book that the Israeli government is playing with the people’s sentiments to justify violence against Palestinians. He also accused the media of hiding the truth.