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Source: http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/21472/chatham-house-man-fired-because-pro-israel-book
UK Think Tank Fires Author of Pro-Israel Book
[Jewish Chronicle-UK] Simon Rocker - Robin Shepherd, whose new book, A State Beyond the Pale - Europe's Problem with Israel, explores hostility towards the Jewish state, says his pro-Israel position cost him his job at Chatham House, a prestigious UK foreign-affairs think tank. Shepherd, who joined another think tank, the Henry Jackson Society, in March, said: "What particularly shocked me about the whole affair is that at an institute with a mission statement of 'independent thinking on international affairs,' I was subjected to such fierce intimidation for honestly-held views about European attitudes to Israel." Another former employee of the institute recalled that it basically adopted a "pro-Palestinian" line.