Max Planck Institute separates from Professor-anti-Semitism in focus!

Max Planck Institute separates from Professor-anti-Semitism in focus!

A crucial case before the Halle Labor Court led to the outskirts of the scientist Prof. Ghassan Hage at the Max Planck Institute for Ethnological Research. Hage, an academic employee born in Beirut in 1957, was terminated by his institution from October 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, due to anti-Semitic statements in a poem and other problematic social media posts. The termination has now been largely explained, even if the labor court classified the termination without notice as ineffective, so that ordinary termination on March 31, 2024 remains effective, as dubisthalle.de reported.

grounds for termination and justification for the judgment

The termination was based on Hages contributions that questioned the existence of the state of Israel. A comment posted on November 16, 2023 in particular led to massive labor law concerns. The director of the Halle Labor Court made it clear that Hage's serious breaches of duty made a warning superfluous. His statements weighed so heavily that they justified ordinary termination without warning, as well as The mirror confirmed.

This decision emphasizes the serious concerns about dealing with anti -Semitic statements in academic circles and could have far -reaching consequences for institutional cooperation and dealing with critical statements within research. The topic gains special explosiveness in the current political and social situation.