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The famous American cultural critic, H.L. Mencken, once said that, “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” I am reminded of this bon mot every time I hear of a BDS campaign that…
read moreCROSSING THE LINE! A Conversation of the Issue of Israel Studies and Jewish Studies Faculty Support of BDS against Israel A Moral Perspective Moral Philosophy is the academic endeavor dedicated to adducing descriptions of particular acts as right and wrong.…
read moreI write this as the Middle East is still in the process of what looks like a major transformation. It is, of course, way too early to judge how this will affect the Israel-Palestine issue, if at all. I certainly…
read morePeter J. Haas is the Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies and Chair, Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University and is the President of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East In late September, and with…
read moreAs I look at my calendar, I realize that in only a few short weeks, we will bet heading into the new academic year. In light of last year’s Operation Cast Lead in Gaza; the recent dustup over the Mavi…
read moreOn behalf of the Board and the 55,000 faculty subscribers worldwide that make up Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, I wish to express our support of the invitation of Israeli ambassador Michael Oren to speak at your commencement.…
read moreIf you look at “Latest Academic News” on our website, you will see that there has been a recent flurry of protests and actions on the part of various anti-Israel groups. Most recently, there was a protest attempting to terminally…
read moreSPME-ers, The SPME Board of Directors, Executive Director Sam Edelman and I are trying to move SPME to being more proactive to events on campus. To this end, I want to alert you that the Sixth Annual Israeli Apartheid Week…
read moreThe last few months have been a busy time for SPME. As many of you know Sam Edelman, our Executive Director, and I were at the Global Conference Against Antisemitism in Jerusalem just a month ago and made a number…
read moreSPME Executive Director Sam Edelman and I have just returned from a very intense four days of meetings, discussions and lectures at the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism. I want to give you a sense of the Forum and why…
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