A Comment Censored at the AAUP I understand the passion expressed by Stephen Schwartz and Paul Burstein in their postings. As an American Jew, I also feel passionately about these issues. Although South African apartheid was based on “race,” apartheid as a concept could be based on a[...]
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December 31st, 2013 - 12:01 am § in Israel/Palestine, Politics
Israel Releases Palestinians Jailed for Murder and Terrorism, Was Barghout included?
Israeli authorities have freed a group of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement to resume direct peace talks. The prisoners committed murder or attempted murder and have served 19 to 28 years. The Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs, Issa Qaraqai, dismissed the complaints[...]
December 30th, 2013 - 11:15 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
More Academic Arrogance From The American Studies Association
The ASA has about 5000 members. of these only 16.5% voted for the resolution. Calling this a democratic decision is a distortion of the concept of democracy. At best this ASA decision to support a boycott of all Israeli Universities was reached by a small cabal, empowered by lack of interest by th[...]
December 5th, 2012 - 9:28 am § in Israel/Palestine, Politics
Judea
Almost 2000 years ago, the Roman State destroyed the nation of Judea. They called the land Phyllistia .. after the long gone people called Philistines. That name continued for the land after the Romans were driven out by the forces of Umar, the second Caliph. He did not create a national enti[...]