Three Flemish universities are disgracing themselves today by awarding an honorary doctorate to a mendacious antisemite. That's what happens when academia gets hijacked by far-left ideologues. As Holocaust historian Norman Goda writes:

"The Flemish universities, whether they admit it or not, will convey the sanction of university-recognised expertise to a deeply dishonest and fraudulent individual who has vilified an entire society as well as those persons, including many in Belgium who view themselves as connected to it."

And yes, I don't shy away from the word "antisemite" this time. Before she was appointed UN rapporteur, Albanese liked to fantasize about how the world was "subjugated by the Jewish lobby". She just learned not to say the quiet part out loud since her UN mandate. And of course, the blatant double standards she applies to the only Jewish state in the world is damning in its own right.

As I predicted yesterday on the Belgian TV shows De Afspraak, the ceremony is descending into farce. Albanese openly contradicts the rector’s assurance that the award is “not against Israel,” to loud hoots and cheers. Meanwhile, the usual anti-Israel activists—more emboldened than ever—are shouting over any speaker whenever anything falls short of their maximalist demands: “Stop funding genocide! Stop funding genocide!”The rector was openly humiliated on the stage by Albanese and the audience. Well, what did they expect? Didn't I warn them this was exactly what was going to happen? x.com/mboudry/status/20…

I didn't watch the whole speech, but of course Albanese repeats the same litany of distorted quotes from Israeli leaders allegedly proving genocidal intent: the "human animals" quote (which was about Hamas, not Palestinians), the Herzog line about "an entire nation that is responsible" (which is exactly what Holocaust historians say about Germany regarding the Holocaust, and in eveny event Herzog insisted that there are many innocent civilians who will NOT be targeted). See my piece: maartenboudry.substack.…

More outrageously still, Albanese claims that casualties in Gaza are "75%-80 women and children", a complete lie. Not even Hamas has ever claimed such a high figure, and its own fabricated "70% women and children" has been widely debunked and officially retracted by Hamas itself. Deaths are overwhelmingly male and combat age. None of the distinguished rectors and academics batted an eye. Pure desinformation again, certified by three universities. x.com/mboudry/status/19…

And of ourse we only got obsequious softball questions from the interviewer. "How were you so right and prescient from the beginning?" "How is it so difficult for people to agree with you?" (I'm paraphrasing) Well, I sympathize with the interviewer. Any genuinely critical question would've been met with deafening jeers and shouts from the audience. Honestly, I've never been more ashamed to be a UGent alumnus. This honorary PhD is a craven and foolish decision that will be ruinous to our international reputation. youtube.com/live/QWtoKe…