Holocaust Scholar Raz Segal Loses Job Offer for Saying Israel Is Committing Genocide

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We speak with Israeli American Jewish scholar Raz Segal about the University of Minnesota's move to rescind a job offer over his comments early in the war on Gaza, when he characterized the Israeli assault as a "textbook case of genocide." Segal was set to lead the university's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, but after two board members quit in opposition to Segal's selection and a smear campaign led by the pro-Israel group Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC), the school revoked the offer. Segal says he has been "targeted because of my identity as a Jew who refuses the narrowing down of Jewish identity to Zionism" and calls the JCRC-led opposition a "hateful campaign of lies and distortions" and "crude political intervention." "This was a completely legitimate hiring process," states Segal. He says rescission of his offer "spells the end of this idea of free inquiry, of academic freedom, of research and teaching - and all in the service, of course, of supporting an extremely violent state."
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[@cancerino666]

If a genocide scholar can't discuss genocide, how is he suppose to do his job?

[@shafuize]

You’re not supposed to have your own thoughts. Your thoughts are put in place by the Zionist.

[@clintonisham3551]

he doesnt that why he got fired

[@hakanozaslan9571]

Same reason why Germany can lecture Turkey on the Armenian genocide but refuses to officially acknowledge the genocide against the Herrero and Nama they commited. Hipocricy and political cover for their allies....

[@leviashanken2506]

Who are the Herreo and Nama, please?​@@hakanozaslan9571

[@wiwlarue4097]

a holocaust scholar must know... pretending to be against something others would condemn is a weapon of defense

[@JensPeterLiljegren]

Shame on the University of Minnesota.

[@idontagree9658]

IMO parents should refuse childrens tuitions. The contract is in question on terms of what was promised. The public owes our educators the venue & trust to teach credibly, not the terroristic fear of trying to work through obtuse censorship.

[@JensPeterLiljegren]

@@idontagree9658 Scholars, ambition, and funding have always been a high octane mixture in academia. In this case I think the problems are emanating from the spineless administrations of the universities. Parents paying $200,000 in tuition are a laughing stock for these immoral institutions.

[@edward2493]

JESUS CHRIST IS THE LIGHT OF all DARKNESS

[@adammsa5303]

Ban AIPAC. Keep money for American FAMILIES in Need

[@JohnMiller-hg7ty]

Amen!!

[@robertrichard6107]

No, no! Israel is the exclusive Theocracy state, they get almost 100 senators, and hundreds of representatives. States, and Commonwealths of the U.S. only get two Senators and Less than Ten Representatives per capita of population.

[@azalia423]

Boycott Aipac funders, the Private Equity firms buying up all of America.

[@MrFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

or just all people in need @adammsa5303. borders do not define who it is ethical to give food and medicine to.

[@PJMcG]

so true

[@mamounmedraj70]

As a fellow academic, I am going to sign the international support letter right now

[@flipper184]

Use all caps so they know how outraged you are.

[@RobinHerzig]

Textbook Case of Genocide 📚👏✊ Thank you Prof Raz Segal 🎓

[@facehugger3]

lol sure it is . A massive population boom and repeatedly warning people to leave an area before any attacks take place. Not to mention Israel had the capability to totally flatten gaza in the first few days but didn't.

[@danielreiss-cy4zr]

His honor and integrity are intact.

[@gabbycarter965]

And conscious!

[@handle8431]

Funded by CCP fascist or Qatari Muslim brotherhood $

[@RichardPepperman-kk9yb]

Along with his demented stupidity

[@yomismo6969]

Just check the name of the two professors...you will find very interesting thing about this two. The woman sue the university because she did not get a promotion. She lost.

[@pao6097]

@@yomismo6969 I think the university should have just told them bye- bye and done the ethical thing

[@twilajohnson2313]

You can lose your job for being against genocide. But the folks committing it are the victims? Gotta protect their right to unalive folks at will 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@user-em3vl6li5w]

It’s beyond parody.

[@shamim621]

Twisted world

[@thomchiki]

You're 300% correct.

[@zippymufo9765]

He didn't lose his job 😂

[@thomchiki]

@@zippymufo9765 Nice burner account.

[@richardmactough3094]

The new McCarthyism

[@Rhythmicons]

It's just a continuation of the old mccarthyism.

[@robertrichard6107]

The old Settler Colonialism of the Slavocracy of the U.S. and their genocide of the Native American people.

[@zippymufo9765]

​@@RhythmiconsIt's a natural reaction to the leftist version of McCarthyism that's plagued our society.

[@janeruthraphael4644]

Absolutely

[@jayfree1456]

THE WHOLE WESTERN WORLD SHOULD BE VERY AFRAID!! ZIONIST BILLIONAIRES HAVE FRIGHTENING BECAME ENTRENCHED IN ALL WESTERN GOVERNMENTS FOREIGN POLICIES. THEY ARE USING THEIR OBSCENE WEALTH TO INTIMIDATE ALL POLITICIANS IN THE SENATE MOST ARE ACCEPTING AIPAC DONATIONS AND THEN IMPLEMENTING ANTI PALISTINIAN POLICIES AND SUPPORTING ISRAELS GENOCIDE. IT IS NOW BEING SEEN WORLD WIDE VERY FRIGHTENING THE ZIONISTS ARE 💯% NAZIS AND ARE DETERMINED TO CLEAR GAZA.

[@glynisansara]

Prof Segal lost a job, doing his job, but he has saved his soul by speaking out, and will possibly find himself on the right side of history.

[@harrydestaffano565]

Sega is a deluded individual who does not deserve to be in work teaching at any school anywhere. If Segal is interested in keeping toilets clean there is a chance for new employment for Segal

[@user-ti3vp9mt3z]

Yes, we hope so

[@mamounmedraj70]

Most certainly he will

[@harrydestaffano565]

@@mamounmedraj70 The only job Segal is qualified for I think is cleaning toilets. His deluded views are garbage.

[@nattycooper6622]

A liar can't be a scholar. He can be a propagandist like the host.

[@jchan9761]

We are fighting for nothing less than for truth and justice .

[@user-ti3vp9mt3z]

And democracy, survival of the Palestinians. Everything is at stake.

[@Alexander_1999_]

Nobody should lose his job for saying the truth!

[@RichardPepperman-kk9yb]

Not even for telling a lie, if you ask me.

[@alanhyt79]

@@RichardPepperman-kk9yb Are you a maga?

[@fundidoarrojo269]

It depends on the lie. If such lie is totally unrelated to your job, then I agree with you.

[@niamcd6604]

In Italy journalists are losing their jobs for being objective in reporting against Meloni, the Mussolini-like pm.

[@nattycooper6622]

A liar can't be a scholar. He can be a propagandist like the host.

[@user-ry8dy6os7e]

Dr. Raz, you are on the right side of history. Don't get discouraged, please. You are a beacon of light to many of us.

[@harrydestaffano565]

He is a deluded idiot. A crash course on history that proves there has never been a PALESTINIAN STATE: 1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state 2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state. 3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state. 4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state. 5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state. 6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state. 7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state. 8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state. 9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state. 10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state. 11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state. 12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state. 13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state. 14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state. 15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state. 16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state. 17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state. 18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state. 19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state. 20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.

[@thomasoxford2140]

Professor of genocide gets ousted for talking about genocide. You couldn't script it better. Just ridiculous

[@nbeizaie]

He is a decent human being with integrity. A rarity in Israel.

[@tarikkash4282]

He's a honest Jew!

[@pennymayphilip9646]

He's in the USA, which makes his honestly even more rare amongst the general US Jewish population.

[@rozinemuriel1413]

You love jews who are blaming Israel in Jenocider​@@tarikkash4282

[@andiehernandez1995]

​@@pennymayphilip9646what do you mean? The Jewish community is more or less split by half in the Israel-Palestine "issue".

[@sunnyetal1950]

I am a former student and instructor at the University of Minnesota. I deplore the withdrawal of your job offer and the academic censorship involved. May you prevail in your efforts to change this situation.

[@discowolf25]

Former gopher too. Wtf. 😤

[@vanomaden]

He should sue them. This is ridiculous.

[@julianvega2677]

He has no right to be a university employee and he wasnt ever fired. They decided to dodge that bullet by not hiring him. That is the way.

[@lupitacadena926]

Vanomaden. Yes, but in this country is almost impossible to succeed because everything is controlled by the Zionist.

[@mrsoshadabaadman]

​@@julianvega2677I love when people align with communism and pretend it's in defense of the indefensible like yourself.

[@Cosmos-ze1oz]

@@julianvega2677 You're completely wrong on this

[@skontheroad]

Sue them for what??

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

We need more Jewish Voices to call out Israel's actions & call it what it is a Genocide.

[@hn6187]

A minority part of the Israeli government ( that for some reason has a grip on parts of the US government )

[@gracieb.3054]

@@hn6187 That reason is money. AIPAC is an enormously powerful Jewish lobby that has basically donated and purchased all of Congress via donations, save for a handful of Progressive reps + Bernie. If you don't do what AIPAC wants, they will pay to run a right wing challenger against you. That has a lot to do with the control. For instance, AIPAC and MAGA have joined up to crush Jamal Bowman who reps my district in NY. They are running a corporate democrat named George Latimer, who has been endorsed by none other than insufferable Hillary Clinton. Unfortunately, there are a lot of Jews who are against Bowman b/c Latimer has been manipulating facts to exploit them. I hope people will get the word out about this. Both corporate democrat's and corporate republican's are out to crush Progressive's b/c they are the only real populist's who stand against their total corporate agenda and profiteering. With genocide and Project 2025 and Trump being supported by so many, I've never been more disgusted with my country.

[@Keepthepeacesharethelove]

​@@hn6187A minority part? Are you kidding? Isrl owns U.S. for sure. At majority of politicals in zhe house of representatives and senate are bought by A*PAC and other Israeli organisations.

[@spicycopper2436]

AIPAC

[@Berley_1234]

@@hn6187 grip on most parts of the US govmt.. AIPAC gave 4 million to a local woman running for a CA state seat to unseat this Asian guy

[@younoseeit]

He told the truth. The world is watching.

[@esw0y]

DID YOU KNOW that there's actually no apartheid going in Israel or genocide being made? and that in all Israel surrounding countries there's is ACTUALLY apartheid, ethnic cleansing and some genocide being made

[@julianvega2677]

Let's hope they understand their jobs are on the line.

[@ukhilali7418]

Sacked for calling out Israel’s Genocide & war crimes against humanity in Gaza!..

[@jeffreywilheim5970]

Nope. Sacked for spreading the antisemitic lie that a genocide is occurring in Gaza.

[@Polit_Burro]

Are we "shocked and awed" yet?

[@YvonneKennedy-lu2uc]

Predictable. How covert fascists work.

[@Tyiion]

This is what bothers me the most. The backlash against Jews that speak up against what the Israeli government is doing is so extremely intense.

[@BillyBowlster]

But if they say Palestinians are subhumans they're rewarded. Bizaro world.

[@jeffpeoples6935]

It bothers me that he suggests the idea that Jews have power is anti-Semitic. Clearly those Jews who got his job removed had power. Clearly those Jews carrying out the genocide have power. It’s wild how Jews who are targeted by Zionists themselves still use the accusation of anti-Semitism so loosely and slanderously. The effectiveness of the gate keeping around criticism of Judaism is itself a demonstration of power. Imagine a Scientologist blaming people for being racist if they criticize their religion. The average Jew can generally wield spurious accusations of racism with much greater effectiveness than the average Scientologist. That is power. Apparently though he seems to suggest that making such a banal observation is racist toward Jews, even though Jews are no more than a race than Scientologists.

[@paulmcadam6825]

Kanye was correct

[@har3036]

Well, a non-Jew speaking out against Israel can be dismissed as an anti-Semite more easily than an actual Jew.

[@superaijaz]

Backlash against anyone who doesn’t agree their genocidal agenda, it doesn’t matter Jews or non-Jews.

[@ROG009]

Get a good lawyer and sue the university. Shame on University of Minnesota.

[@eugeneproff5404]

Nobody will represent him. And even if somebody dared, the judge wouldn't think of going against the flow.

[@Method9]

@@eugeneproff5404 Wishful thinking.

[@debravictoria7452]

​@@eugeneproff5404Maybe that one at Yale.

[@lilmoe4364]

@eugeneproff5404 Yeah, just bow down and accept it. Great idea!

[@eugeneproff5404]

@@lilmoe4364 But American society has already done it. Bowed to Zionists' rule and accepted it.

[@user-jj8pj8yb5j]

the new definition of democracy: you can criticize and speak freely about any subject. But, NEVER EVER say anything negative about Israel.

[@seasonofthewatchers1010]

...or about any of their twisted "special" classes/categories

[@OllieOckbar]

Your statement is pure BS. The press and the protests are loaded with negative comments about Israel. The criticism is constant and loud. WTFU. Anyway, Allah is a Zionist.

[@RichardPepperman-kk9yb]

Haven't seen any such thing.

[@fundidoarrojo269]

But the USA is not a democracy... It's a Knesset!

[@pao6097]

“To learn who rules over you, simply see who you are not allowed to criticize” - Voltaire

[@user-em3vl6li5w]

The World needs Jewish voices. The University of Minnesotas decision is both appalling and frightening. How can this be allowed to happen? A University making this decision is especially worrying. I hope the decision is overturned, this is discrimination, nothing more, nothing less.

[@rajpoot99]

Hold apartheid and genocidal enablers accountable

[@lordumas]

We should but then all of our leaders would be executed for crimes against humanity

[@bluestar6879]

Yes, Amas and Raz Segal are equally accountable for their crimes.

[@esw0y]

DID YOU KNOW that there's actually no apartheid going in Israel or genocide being made? and that in all Israel surrounding countries there's is ACTUALLY apartheid, ethnic cleansing and some genocide being made xD

[@texasray5237]

The acts of a state are not the result of a few troublemakers. If the government and military and voters all support crimes then the guilt and blame belongs to the state.

[@blowingUpTheSunShine]

@@esw0y Since Israel occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank in 1967, Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah have been continuously targeted by Israeli authorities, who use discriminatory laws to systematically dispossess Palestinians of their land and homes for the benefit of Jewish Israelis. In response to the demonstrations in Sheikh Jarrah, thousands of Palestinians across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) held their own protests in support of the families, and against their shared experience of fragmentation, dispossession, and segregation. These were met with excessive and deadly force by Israeli authorities with thousands injured, arrested and detained. This is apartheid. Amnesty International

[@dilipshah5882]

So many people have been punished for saying anything anti Israel. That is Israel for you.

[@Wokefolksuck]

How does Israel have anything to do with it? Hes a liarvand 😅git!

[@victorhughgo2376]

Israel is for the Jews, not for you or the Palestinians or anyone else.

[@TheeRebel]

“Anti- genocide”

[@ICHope1]

Punished for speaking the truth about Xioni$m.

[@gracieb.3054]

@@TheeRebel They were saying people have been punished for saying anything critical of Israel. Or against genocide when it is applied to Israel. Not just that you are against genocide. Then again, after the state crushed student protests, maybe you can't even say you are against genocide if it is only implied that you support it for Palestine. So quit nit picking.

[@rodgerjacobs9437]

That’s the last thing that Benjamin Netanyahu wants is someone to tell the truth

[@tarikkash4282]

Netanyahu is a curse for Israel, not a blessing!

[@VolcanoView]

he´s real name is Benzion Mileikowsky

[@BorsosGabor2023]

The last thing the world wants is Netanyahu...

[@johnnybravoumn]

University of Minnesota student here. We, the students, are outraged at the rescinding of Professor Segal's offer. History will shine brightly on you! ✊

[@chokenazuma770]

Losing his job for telling the truth... shame on the USA

[@debravictoria7452]

Same thing that happened a few years ago. Mandates and censorship. This would not be happening now if everyone had stood up then. The Internationalists will never stop pushing their agenda, They've been playing the long game for centuries.

[@amarantine50]

Because the Israeli lobby in the US is the biggest lobby in the world and US always listens to them. Such shame!

[@PalestinewillbefreeIA]

Shame on Israel 🤬

[@gracieb.3054]

And shame on the U.S. for crushing dissent on the ongoing genocide of all Palestinian's.

[@marissakeynes2532]

Israel has no shame.

[@esw0y]

woke people gets b0ner of perceptual victims

[@StephanieSoressi]

Shame on Zionists!

[@adammsa5303]

If BRIBERY is a criminal act for all employees , likewise it should be a criminal offense for the LOBBYISTs and lawmakers/congressmen. .

[@l23918]

Another brave truth speaker with humanity❤

[@petermcculloch4933]

People with peaceful objectives are being silenced.

[@energyscholar]

JFK said, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable." That's where we are now in USA.

[@AndrewHarper-xg9id]

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[@MarilynCollins-mp3uf]

Hello how do you make such monthly ?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down 🤦 of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God.

[@GeorgeMiller-km7pg]

Thanks to my co-worker (Alex) who suggested Ms Christy Fiore.

[@GeorgeMiller-km7pg]

She's a licensed broker in the states 🇺🇸

[@MikeGarrett-iz8mv]

After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.

[@StevenHarris-mz9tq]

Wow that's nice She makes you that much!! please is there a way to reach her services, I work 3 jobs and trying to pay off my debts for a while now!! Please help me.

[@txt4r]

"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who are not allowed to criticize." -Voltaire

[@MinkytheMinkY]

We support you Dr. Raz.

[@2010jackyy]

Time to boycott University of Minnesota 🤔

[@mookfarooq]

Yes

[@derwinmitchell9947]

Most definitely

[@je862]

Just another woke sh*thole institution.

[@user-ti3vp9mt3z]

We support and applaud you Professor Segal. Every word you speak here is the salient truth.

[@laleodekon5085]

My respects to Prof. Segal!

[@SajidKhan-jg8bk]

Never expected such sheer discrimination from the University of Minnesota!😡😡😡 No more my favourite university any more!

[@amania9254]

👌Raz Segal. A respectful and honest Scholar.

[@adammsa5303]

Israeli Hasbara 101: 1. We haven't heard reports of deaths, will check into it. 2. Palestinians were killed, but by a faulty Hamas rocket. 3. Okay, we killed them, but they were terrorists. 4. Okay, they were civilians, but they were being used as human shields. 5. Okay, there were no fighters in the area, it was our mistake, but we don’t target civilians, like Hamas. 6. Okay, we've killed far more civilians than Hamas, but look at how terrible other countries are! 7. Why are you still talking about Israel? Are you some kind of anti-semite

[@sweetaznspice1]

We are truly living in a world of bizarro.

[@celidagolobic2156]

There is no excuse no rationalizing for genocide. Free Palestine!

[@moffattF]

Hypocrisy and cancel culture. Shameful!😢

[@jennyhirschowitz1999]

Professor Segal: Your scholarship and courage much appreciated. Your Jewish Sister…… born & raised in Apartheid South during the worst years of apartheid, Zionism was always, and remains, antithetical to Judaism. A music teacher in Manhattan, I fear for my job for speaking out. Miss Jenny

[@johncasey1020]

How is it that you fear for your job? Who will fire you and for what reason? Perhaps the spotlight should shine on them.

[@jennyhirschowitz1999]

@@johncasey1020Spat on for having a small Palestinian keffia draped around my music case…. You cannot shine a light of humanity on the inhumane. C’est la vie…. Miss Jenny

[@johncasey1020]

@@jennyhirschowitz1999 Getting spat is terrible, but it does not compare to getting bombed while trying to take shelter in ones own city.

[@jennyhirschowitz1999]

John you are correct about the institutions….. but the depravity of US capitalism rules the waves here.

[@maryheiman4091]

My gosh, a person has to speak up right now. It’s your job pretty soon. They’ll cut off your access to your own money. Throw you in jail send you off to a camp. Sounds like Nazism.

[@PapiElric]

Support to this good man from a french citizen.

If a professor can not discuss Genocide how can he instruct and lecture his audience.

[@spiellyable]

This is what humanitarian courage looks like. Thank you Prof Segal. We support you. ❤❤❤

[@yoshreimi]

How is kicking a Holocaust Scholar going to go for anyone?..

[@THESocialJusticeWarrior]

Israel is the ultimate power user of cancel culture.

[@angelikalindenau943]

Blackening anyone daring to speak the truth

[@ricardowilliams9201]

Facts

[@wyesjcbnwr8606]

It does not spell the end, but the beginning of the end of this oppression, and defeating it.

[@fafanua]

Shame of university of MN!!

[@botheredbewildered5646]

This, in a public University. Very disappointing.

[@zuheylaizin1668]

University of Minnesota take back your decision!

[@Concerned63Citizen]

Excellent interview. The world needs more brave Jewish people with integrity, like professor Rob Segal.

[@JUBA616]

This is disgraceful. Bless him.

[@wyesjcbnwr8606]

it would be good if you make this letter available online, Raz, so more people can sign it

[@jinxai83]

Unbelievable….. Like not getting a job in Israel makes sense but in the US, absolutely ridiculous.

[@marissakeynes2532]

Welcome to the United States of Israel.

[@blowingUpTheSunShine]

They are less strict in Israel, they can criticize their own government a noting will happen. Their media is even more honest.

[@MinkytheMinkY]

University of Minnesota just made themselves unserious.

[@mookfarooq]

EXACTLY

[@jamesmarie]

@14:15. When you quote Hitler, You Have Lost.

[@haxstir]

You just lost

[@energyscholar]

Mr. Godwin himself said that his law, Godwin's Law, does not apply when there are real Nazis involved.

[@MagdiNonDuality]

Sue The university 10. Million dollars

[@amania9254]

Why the Apartheid Israel lobbyists are not yet registered as Foreign Agents whom they are?

[@spiritformula]

Professor Segal is such an important voice.

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

The creation of the so called modern state of Israel was a tragic mistake, oh & a war crime too. Afterall how could it not be, when it was created for mostly recently arrived foreigners from another continent, & foreigners that had yet to arrive, in total contradiction to the wishes & interests of the local longstanding nativeborn majority, that still made up 70% of the population & owned or controlled 90% of the land (either privately or a village/town commons according to the official census maps). No other people on the planet would accept such a scheme, so why should the Palestinians. The Victorian era of colonialism ended decades earlier & colonising already settled land was made a war crime 2 years earlier in 1946. There’s no deny Israel’s colonial status as virtually every zionist organisation that pre-dated WWII had a derivative of the word “colonisation” in their names, only to change their names after the war when such words had a bad smell.

[@JohnMiller-hg7ty]

This makes me think of a quote I ran across once - "No good deed goes unpunished." ...Keep fighting the good fight professor! You have truth (and a whole lot of good people) on your side!

[@furqanbaaree2790]

I also like to say thank you to democracy now and it's host! Thank you for your straightforward and unbiased work

[@mns8732]

When people are this hysterical about Israel then, you know there's something to hide.

[@gs123]

Much respect for Prof Segal

[@anitoroyan272]

This Gaza tragedy is a form of mental abuse we are being subjected to. I don’t know how we will be able to recover from the trauma of being lied to.

[@PFA...]

get used to it, they always are lying to you

[@shamim621]

...and some people will still stay blind to all this bs...if theyre so righteous why are they afraid of people speaking out

[@michaelschneider4514]

❤ thank you Sir.

[@shaz687]

You are brave!! Thanks for standing up for the truth . People like you are heroes 💜

[@aldemir6127]

To be honest another more respectable and much better opportunity waiting for you somewhere else. And remember some people or organization just can’t handle the truth.

[@hakanpetersson2662]

That never happened with Norman Finkelstein.

[@aldemir6127]

@@hakanpetersson2662 Why not?

[@hakanpetersson2662]

@@aldemir6127 because Alan Dershowitz campaigned and managed to have him fired from DePaul University, and who knows how many other universities he and his ilks have "convinced" by this action.

[@pao6097]

I like that

[@leavesinautumn5959]

For what it's worth, Professor Segal's conscience is clean and his integrity intact. There are many who can't make the same claim, those at the University of Minnesota for instance.

[@joannegrilli755]

Prof. Segal, thank you for speaking truth to corrupt power. Welcome to the honourable ranks ( now beginning to overflow) of the likes of Dr. Norman Finklestein. You will have your day, without a doubt. They ( those that lobby, those that deny the truth ), can’t keep this up forever. Continue your invaluable, committed work, with stronger determination and courage. Thank you again Amy and DN Team. You are the best. 🍁

[@basfinnis]

You couldn't make it up 😮 Shows you who controls your education/political system!

[@nickdandel5314]

Whoever studies at the University of Minesota it's time they reconsider their studies and leave to go to a proper University.

[@yogi4lyfe]

Thank you !!!

[@pamamime1]

It's sadly a badge of honor.

[@khubza8999]

Same thing happened to Steven Salaita. I salute professor Raz Segal's courage and academic integrity. (I forgot to add the great Norman Finkelstein. He has been a loyal fighter for the Palestinian cause, despite the fact that it cost him dearly.)

[@jennyhirschowitz1999]

Thank you for your salient comment. It did cost Norman Finklestein, but not his integrity. I’m half-way through (my copious marginalia as this genocide continues), Finklestein’s “Image and Reality” ….. the chapter titled “Settlement, Not Conquest”. Thank you again…. Miss Jenny

[@tothelighthouse9843]

Punishing & silencing dissent is part of the process of Manufacturing Consent.

[@docsdoc]

What a brave man!

[@71suns]

Not surprised.

[@noemiarias9669]

Thank you for such an important show.

[@alexanderpeca7080]

I hope he will be invited on all YT Channels. We need more ppl with his credentials speaking up. Also now that his career is ruined, he will need support. Kudos to him for his courage btw. ❤

[@marionanderson7059]

He knows the subject probably better than anybody, those who deny his findings, who deny him employment, deny enlightenment, and the understanding that will lead to peace.

[@davidhauser2665]

They hate the truth tellers

[@jenniejones9714]

“We will make their lives a living hell so they have no option but to leave” Daniella Weiss

[@GrannyRalls]

Exactly. I heard her saying online. Sick.

[@adammsa5303]

ISRAELI enjoy universal healthcare coverage AMERICANS do not. who needs most to keep their TAX money for internal needs?

[@gracieb.3054]

Yeah, that is an outrage. However, it only adds insult to injury. It is a sliver of our bloated military industrial complex money. Let's not lose the forest for the trees. The real outrage here is that Biden is enabling genocide through weapons, munitions, planes, guns, and anything else Israel requests. Additionally, even if they didn't spend that money on Israel, they sure wouldn't be giving it to us. Biden and Trump are the same on Israel, but Biden at least tries to help us, whereas Trump as a grandiose narcissist and sociopath is only in everything for himself. Vote Progressive if possible, and blue if not an option.

[@jennyhirschowitz1999]

Well said. Health care in the US = the depravity of capitalism. I live in NYC….. see it every fucking day.

[@jeidyfrancisco786]

Professor you are on the right side of history. You will be well rewarded for being a superhuman and good hearted person who stands against a genocide state 💪🏽🫶🏼🫶🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@pg-ko6ph]

Prof Segal is a courageous man. True leader. I hope you will find a much better job soon. The universe has its way of operating.

[@TA-ni9lk]

Exile all AIPAC traitors.

[@buttertandoorichicken]

Wow I'm very disappointed at the UMN. Thought we were better

[@angelikalindenau943]

There are people who have no use for the truth, nor those telling it. Shame on the hypocrites!

[@nancytai1550]

Oh my! Such duplicity at this public University! A place for the truth & free speech? What hypocrisy!

[@liveartrainbow]

Human dignity is priceless

[@mezh92126]

I feel really bad for people like Mr Segal. It one thing to speak up and lose your job, its another when your own people go against you. One day we will look back about you.

[@JohnBecker-dt8fw]

He lost his job for supporting a terrorist group - Hamas.

[@TheSashapooch]

Utterly shameful. I salute you, sir for your integrity and Humanity. Fight this injustice in law.

[@user-px3nc2qs5e]

Heros stand with humanity and the oppressed ❤❤❤. THANK to Noble souls