Tonight, Rashid Khalidi appears with Arthur Hertzberg on a panel at New York University. The subject: "Academic Freedom in a Time of Conflict." I've written about both speakers and their relationship over at Sandstorm, under the title "The Day the Rabbi Rescued Rashid." The subject tonight is academic freedom, but that's not the issue. On …
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Boycotting Israel at NYU?
The habitual academic petition-signers against Israel are out in force, in a letter to Hebrew University president Menachem Magidor. They charge that Israel "makes it difficult or impossible for Palestinian teachers and students to reach their universities," and that Israeli troops are responsible for "harassment, arrests, random shootings and assaults" on Palestinian campuses. The occupation …
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