St Andrews Rector Dismissed from Governing Body over Israel Genocide Accusation
Haroon Siddique | 01 August 2024 | The Guardian
The rector of St Andrews University has been dismissed from the institution’s governing body and her position as a trustee after she accused Israel of genocide and apartheid.
Stella Maris criticised the decision to remove her from the two roles, which came after the university commissioned an investigation into an email she sent in November to all St Andrews students calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The investigation by Morag Ross KC, published on Thursday, said it would be “disproportionate” to dismiss Maris. But the university court – St Andrews’ governing body – said it had acted because she repeatedly declined to accept Ross’s conclusions, including that she had made some students “fear for their safety”…