Essex police

and he will send your sons to die for ‘Israel’.”

Suzanne, 41, who is Jewish, was sent the tweet by a friend and reported it to Essex Police in early October.

Suzanne told The Telegraph: “To be honest it is pretty terrifying to be Jewish and see something like that – because while I know someone like David Miller isn’t going to go and beat up Jewish people, there are people that think that Jews deserve to be attacked.

“We saw an example of that in Amsterdam recently – so it is pretty scary, because as Jewish people we are all being blamed for everything that Israel does.”

The officer who responded to Suzanne noted that the “tone” of the academic’s tweets “would cause elements of concern”, citing the “extremely contentious issue which pertains to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East”.

The officer went on to say: “Though I acknowledge this comment may offend some individuals, being offended does not make a person a victim of crime”, concluding that the comment did “not constitute a crime”.

However, Suzanne, from Essex, went on to receive a response from Essex Police that confirmed it was closing the case.

Well OK. Just to be clear, I don't disagree. The police have no business with people's opinions, unless they cross the threshold into inciting violence. Miller's views though, I'd have thought, come much nearer to that threshold than anything said by Allison Pearson (whatever she did say, which isn't yet clear) or Ian Austin. But then…well, Jews. Inciting violence against Jews isn't such a big deal now. We're getting quite used to it.