"We must not allow activists to weaponise this judgment; to use it to validate antisemitic, hateful abuse and harassment. We also cannot allow educational institutions to choose inaction because of this judgment. A narrow legal finding on expressions of a philosophical belief in the workplace is not a moral endorsement of conduct or those beliefs.  

Yes, universities must remain spaces of free speech and rigorous debate. No, academic freedom cannot serve as a shield against institutional responsibility, nor can it be invoked to silence Jewish students; to suppress them with hostility and intimidation.  

There is a clear distinction between criticism of the actions of a state and hateful rhetoric that casts Jewish students and their communities as the enemy. Jewish students experience extreme hate and racism as real-world threats to their safety, as harassment, and as exclusion - compounded by the sense that speaking up on campus leads nowhere. 

Universities must ensure they protect all students in an era where protests, social media and external actors amplify harm. Jewish students are not asking for special treatment - they are asking for education without fear, identity without penalty, and institutions to act when they are unlawfully targeted. The collective moral responsibility on campuses and beyond to protect all students against discrimination and abuse has never been greater."