Jewish professor feared ‘terrorist attack’ when protesters occupied office, antisemitism royal commission hears

Prof Steven Prawer tells commission University of Melbourne needs to show it tolerates dissent, but not misbehaviourFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Jewish professor has told the royal commission into antisemitism the University of Melbourne needs to show it doesn’t “tolerate misbehaviour” after the expulsion of two pro-Palestine student activists who occupied his office was overturned.Steven Prawer, a professor of physics, said on Tuesday that he had not known at the time whether it was a “terrorist attack”. Continue reading...