The police announced today (Wednesday) that they are considering the possibility of opening an investigation against Dr. Anat Matar, a philosophy lecturer at Tel Aviv University, on “suspicion of supporting an act of terrorism”, following the eulogy for terrorist Walid Deka, in which she chose to use words such as “noble soul”. “Intellectual” and “source of inspiration”.
Deka died a few days ago due to an illness in an Israeli prison. No official complaint has been filed against the lecturer, therefore, in order to open an investigation against the lecturer, the police will have to receive the approval of the prosecutor’s office.
Police forces destroy the mourning pavilion of Walid Deka
In a post published by the lecturer, she wrote: “I will write more about Walid Deka, the intellectual, the friend, the noble of the soul, in more detail, when I manage to find words.” According to her, over the years, “we hoped that Walid would be released with his sentence shortened by a third or a few years. At the end of the terrible road, we prayed that he would be released, at least for the sake of his deteriorating health. The smear campaign against him, which continues even after his tragic death, it is impossible to imagine any kind of release. The only hope was that he complete the last year of his remaining prison term, and then be released. He did not deserve that.”
She signed off with the words of farewell: “Goodbye, dear and beloved friend. You were and will be an endless source of inspiration.”
Dr. Anat Mater and the farewell post Molid Deka, photo: from Facebook
The reactions were not long in coming, with many on the web condemning Matar and attacking her. MK Avigdor Lieberman wrote on Network X: “I want to ask the lecturer who paid tribute to the despicable terrorist Walid Deka and called him a ‘noble soul and an endless source of inspiration’ – is your source of inspiration the kidnapping and murder of a Jewish soldier?”
I want to ask the lecturer at Tel Aviv University, who paid tribute to the despicable terrorist Walid Deka and called him “a noble soul, and an endless source of inspiration” – is your source of inspiration the kidnapping and murder of a Jewish soldier?
And near Deka was a despicable terrorist who headed a squad that kidnapped and murdered the late soldier Moshe Tamm.
It is not possible for supporters of terrorism to wish to students…
— Avigdor Liberman (@AvigdorLiberman) April 9, 2024
Even the institution where she teaches, Tel Aviv University, chose to condemn: “The university totally condemns and condemns Anat Matar’s words. This is a private expression, not within the academic framework. The things will be examined later, based on the university’s policy regarding freedom of expression.”
Education Minister Kish sent a letter to the university’s management in which it was written: “I was deeply shocked to read these things, as it is unthinkable that a senior lecturer at a university in Israel would publicly express admiration for a terrorist with blood on his hands, and define him as a source of inspiration.
As part of your authority as the president of the university, I expect you to act as soon as possible and with all severity towards Dr. Mater following her statements mentioned above.”
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