Court rejects defamatory claims against academic
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Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi
JVL Introduction
A court judgement in favour of an academic who was defamed by pro-Israel campaigners reveals the underhand methods used against him.
We publish below a Skwawkbox report which explains the judge’s rejection of claims made against university lecturer James Wilson by James Mendelsohn and Edward Cantor, and reproduces Wilson’s statement following the judgement.
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This article was originally published by Skwawkbox on Sat 13 Apr 2024. Read the original here.
Uni lecturer wins damages from ‘antisemitism campaigners’ who endangered him and family
James Wilson wins defamation case against Mendelsohn and Cantor in judgment that speaks volumes about methods and attitudes of so-called ‘campaigners against antisemitism’
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An extremely dignified statement from Mr Wilson. The case shows the depths to which these ‘Friends of Israel’ will sink. But 99.9% of the British public will never hear about this case or any of the other similar cases, and mud, unfortunately, does stick..
This is an important judgment, entirely ignored by the corporate media, though the dispute was followed assiduously by the Jewish Chronicle and other media with the usual bias at earlier stages. Although somewhat tangential to the technical arguments in the case, the judge makes quite clear his contempt for the dehumanising of critics of Israel by fanatics who regard any kind of abuse as justified since once the victims are labeled as ‘antisemites’. Is this a sign that some judges are finally beginning to tire of the ‘antisemitism’ abuse? Thus judge Parkes:
“…. the irony (apparently lost on Mr Doran) of hurling abuse of the same dehumanising kind as was used of Jewish people by the Nazis in the 1930s”
The full judgment can be found at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r3J1me51xgt3CCILNCtQFs0ClM3zXNJb/view?usp=drivesdk
Paragraphs 312 -314 in particular are worth reading. [Note that Mendelsohn also has first name James]
Certain well-known personalities may need to take note.
The full Judgement is here on this link but when the case goes up on Bailii (where all judgements are put) this link will stop working:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r3J1me51xgt3CCILNCtQFs0ClM3zXNJb/view