University of Copenhagen instructor says phrase questions whether Israeli soldiers should face “violent resistance.”
The Danish academic who last week displayed the slogan “Death TO THE IDF” during a University of Copenhagen law faculty lecture defended it as criticism that questions whether those serving in Israel’s army “should not be met by (violent) resistance.”
Lino Vogt, whom the university lists on its website as an external lecturer, said this in a written reply to a JNS query about the incident, which the university had condemned, along with Israel’s embassy in Copenhagen and others.
The incident, which a lawmaker highlighted in the media, came amid concern over the violent anti-Israeli rhetoric on Western Europe’s campuses and its frequent crossovers into antisemitism.
“We will probably have to agree to disagree,” Vogt said of the university’s reaction, which called the slogan’s use by Vogt “unacceptable.” Vogt added he would comply with the university’s decisions in connection with the incident. He declined to elaborate on his interaction with the university’s administration in connection with the incident.