Slippery Slope

A 17 year old woman tried to spit at MK Ahmed Tibi (Ra’am-Ta’al) at an election panel in Bar-Ilan University. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

Dr. Haim Talbi, a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, booted a student from his class after he refused to wear a kippa (yarmulka) as the university regulations mandate. (Times of Israel)

(Hebrew – nrg)

Although the students rights law states that “all students have the right to organise and protest on any subject or issue, including those regarding students and their rights, according to the rules in each institution’s internal bylaws,” in practice the internal bylaws of universities give them the power to prevent almost all public activities by students. The bylaws of Haifa University, Bar Ilan University and the Hebrew University state that the Chairman can suspend all activities for a limited time, and that all public activities will be held at the time and place approved by the university.

(Hebrew)

In an article to be distributed in synagogues on Saturday, Prof. Hillel Weiss from Bar-Ilan University states that “The Supreme Court is bringing upon all of the World’s and Israel’s Jews another holocaust” and further states that “terrorists are sitting in the High Court for Justice”.

(Hebrew - Walla)

A Bar-Ilan University academic course titled “Marital Communication” is open only to women and has a prerequisite of at least one year of marriage. (Haaretz)

A senior lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, Dr. Mordechai Kedar, admitted during a talk with students that lecturers with a leftist outlook do not get advancement or tenure at the university.

(Hebrew)

Professor Hillel Weiss, of the People of Israel’s Literature Dept. of Bar Ilan University, spoke against Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during an emergency conference held by the leaders of the settlers. Weiss said Netanyahu is “the chief of the Ghetto, Netanyahu sells Joseph”, and added: “I can quietly tell Netanyahu – you’ve forgotten what it means to be a Jew, and perhaps you never were”. (Hebrew)