Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah was reported to the vice chancellor last month. He proposed changing the university's definition of anti-SemitismA British-Palestinian doctor has been elected as rector of the University of Glasgow despite being investigated for allegedly praising terrorists.
In response to a letter sent by advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel, he wrote: 'Given the serious nature of the allegations set out in your letter, I have asked our Clerk of Senate - the returning officer for the election of rector - to investigate.' He ran his campaign as an 'opportunity for students to declare their opposition to Israel's genocidal war in Gaza' and to 'stand in solidarity with Palestine'.
'My fear, shared by the University and Colleges Union, is that such a definition risks undermining freedom of speech and intellectual thought on campus.' Anat Kraskin, also from the society, added: 'If the university takes away our right to define our own discrimination, we can no longer trust them to keep us safe.
Dr Abu-Sittah has become a leading spokesperson on the situation in Gaza and has featured on national media outlets such as Sky News and the BBC since war broke out on October 7 Advertisement 'It is also difficult to imagine how any such student would feel that the university was the safe and welcoming space the university hopes to create for all its students.'
The image was headed 'Free Palestine, Israel is a Nazi State' and compared the average pace of child killing of Hitler to that of Netanyahu. 'The security of all our students and colleagues is our top priority. Harassment and abuse of any kind are not tolerated at the University and there are multiple routes, both formal and informal, students have to raise any concerns.
Hundreds of people called on Stella Maris to either apologise or resign from her role after she accused Israel of 'genocide'.