A Swiss university has suspended a lecturer who commented positively online about the surprise Hamas attacks that left 1,200 people dead in Israel and unleashed a new battle.
The comments posted on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were “unacceptable”, the University of Bern told the Keystone-ATS news agency.
The two humiliating messages have since been deleted but, according to reports, one hailed the Hamas attacks as the best birthday present anyone could ever receive, while the other ironized that the raids took place on Saturday, the Jewish day of rest.
The university said that the lecturer has been suspended “after a thorough evaluation of the situation, with immediate effect.”
The comments, by the anonymous lecturer, were also being probed by the Swiss authorities for potential violation of the law.
“I have always strongly criticized violence against civilians and attacks on Jews,” the sanctioned employee told 20 Minuten.
“For ideological reasons, I fundamentally reject the policies of Hamas and similar groups,” he added in a short reaction provided to the newspaper, which did not name him.
