Maestra judía de Cambridge se niega a ayudar a niña israelí “hasta que haya paz con los palestinos”

13-year-old Israeli student from a kibbutz in northern Israel was turned down by a Jewish former professor at the United Kingdom’s Cambridge University after reaching out for help on a school assignment.

Shachar Rabinovitz, a horse enthusiast, sent out an e-mail to Dr. Marsha Levine, the Cambridge educated professor and researcher who is an expert on the history of the domestication of horses, asking for assistance on an assignment relevant to Levine’s field.

Rabinovitz led her e-mail with, “I’m from Israel,” before explaining the nature of her queries.

“I’m doing an assessment for school about horses, and it will be great if you can answer a few questions that I will ask,” wrote the girl.

Yet instead of receiving answers to her questions, Rabinovitz was faced with criticism over the plight of Palestinians in Israel.

“I’ll answer your questions when there is peace and justice for Palestinians in Palestine,” the former professor wrote.

Levine explained that she is a member of the organization Jews for Justice for Palestinians, and a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

“You might be a child, but if you are old enough to write to me, you are old enough to learn about Israeli history and how it has impacted on the lives of Palestinian people,” Levine told the girl.

Rather than provide Rabinovitz with information on horses, the ex-Cambridge professor provided the girl with a link to the pro-Palestinian organization’s website, urging the girl to educate herself on the history of the Palestinian people.

Levine later told The Telegraph that if a school student from a different country had got in touch with her to ask about horses, she would have responded differently.

“Kids have questions, I usually answer their questions,” she said. “But I have agreed to BDS, and I do want to see justice for Palestine,” she told the UK daily.

“In Israel the majority of Israelis support the policies of the government which abuses the rights of Palestinians, so the fact is I don’t want to help Israelis, and if you don’t start with children where do you start?,” she said.

“And she is not that young anyway, her English is pretty good. If people don’t stand up for justice, the world is going to come to an end.”