Anti-semitism and Britan

Anti-semitism and Britan
: Benyamin Cohen at Jewsweek has an excellent story bringing us up-to-date on the Oxford anti-semitism scandal (professor turns down student just because he’s Israeli; professor hangs onto his job by the threads of his KKK hood). The speed of the Internet exposed the crime for the world to see:

…the viral nature of the Internet proved all too troublesome. By Sunday, the e-mail had been forwarded to thousands of individuals and was posted on several Jewish and pro-Israel Weblogs. Officials at Oxford tried to clean up the mess by issuing a press release and an official apology…

The story also tracks the BBC vs. Israel saga.

The new issue of Jewsweek isn’t up until Thursday but you get a sneak preview of the piece here.