The Sydney Peace Prize was this year awarded to artist George Gittoes – a welcome departure, you might think, from the tradition of bestowing it on those who are anti-Israel. The 2015 Sydney Peace Prize Jury’s citation reads: “George Gittoes AM: For exposing injustice for over 45 years as a …
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The University of Sydney has issued a “show cause” letter to academic Jake Lynch, threatening him with disciplinary action over his conduct at a public lecture last month, it was reported in today’s Australian newspaper. Associate Professor Lynch made gestures and statements towards a Jewish woman at the event which …
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Nick Riemer’s apologia for the conduct of his colleague, Jake Lynch, during the disruption by protesters of a lecture by Colonel Richard Kemp at the University of Sydney on March 11 (Why Jake Lynch was waving money around at an anti-Israel protest, March 25) only digs Lynch into a deeper …
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