Hebrew U. prof calls Shaked a neo-Nazi

A Hebrew University professor is causing a stir on Facebook after he called Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked a neo-Nazi, saying “she’s not only a partner responsible for the fascization [sic] of Israel but also an indirect partner to genocide in Africa and crimes against humanity.”

Ofer Cassif, a political science professor at the Jerusalem university, made the statement in response to a similarly critical post by former Peace Now director and Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum. Goldblum charged in all-caps that “SHAKED’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS BASED AMONG OTHERS ON MONEY COLLECTED IN EXCHANGE FOR ARMS SOLD TO KILLERS IN SIERRA LEONE AND IN SOUTH AMERICA BY SHAKED’S FINANCIAL SUPPORTER WHO IS NOW IN JAIL IN BELGIUM AFTER BEING DETAINED BY INTERPOL FOR 8 MONTHS IN MONTENEGRO SINCE MARCH 2015.”

Goldblum also called on all European governments to block Shaked from visiting their countries.

The university says in response to the Cassif’s comments that it is not responsible for comments made by its lecturers so long as they don’t use the lecture podium for disseminating them.