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UCL Bans Lecturer Over Antisemitic Blood Libel Claims

11/14/2025

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University College London (UCL) launched an investigation and banned Dr. Samar Maqusi after she taught an antisemitic blood libel.
The blood libel claims Jews murder non-Jews to use their blood in Passover matzah.
Maqusi's lecture, titled "The Birth of Zionism," misrepresented the Damascus Affair from 1840.
UCL President Dr. Michael Spence condemned the comments.
The university has banned the hosting group from future events pending investigation.

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University College London (UCL) launched an investigation and banned Dr. Samar Maqusi after she taught an antisemitic blood libel.
The blood libel claims Jews murder non-Jews to use their blood in Passover matzah.
Maqusi's lecture, titled "The Birth of Zionism," misrepresented the Damascus Affair from 1840.
UCL President Dr. Michael Spence condemned the comments.
The university has banned the hosting group from future events pending investigation.