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Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is not-for-profit [501 (C) (3)], grass-roots community of scholars who have united to promote honest, fact-based, and civil discourse, especially in regard to Middle East issues. We believe that ethnic, national, and religious hatreds, including anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism, have no place in our institutions, disciplines, and communities. We employ academic means to address these issues.

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Joseph Skibell on NATFHE Israeli boycott

To the leaders and members of NATFHE; As a writer, as a professor, as a man living in a free, if imperfect society, I urge the leaders and the members of the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher…

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The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims

http://www.heritage.org/Press/Events/ev050906a.cfm The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims View Event | Streaming MP3 |  Date: May 9, 2006 Time: 12:00 noon Speaker(s): Dr. Andrew G. BostomAuthor of The Legacy of Jihad andAssociate Professor of Medicine,Division of Renal Diseases,Rhode Island Hospital…

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China Urges Hamas To Recognize Israel

BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday urged Hamas, an Islamic militant group sworn to Israel’s destruction, to recognise the Jewish state and return to peace talks. Hamas, which was elected to power in January, is regarded as a…

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College of Judea and Samaria Seeking Faculty Appointments

The College of Judea and Samaria invites qualified academics (fluency in Hebrew is required) to apply for faculty positions at all levels, with tenure potential, in the following fields: Civil EngineeringIndustrial Engineering and ManagementChemical EngineeringEconomicsInformation SystemsHealth Management For further information,…

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Chomsky Meets with Hizbullah Leaders in Lebanon

According to Hizbullah’s Al-Manar TV network, Professor Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) visited Hizbullah headquarters this week, meeting with the organization’s secretary-general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a Beirut suburb as well as with other Hizbullah leaders.…

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Jordan Demands Hamas Search for Hidden Weapons

Jordan said Sunday it wanted the Palestinian government to send a team to search for more weapons believed to be stashed in the kingdom by Hamas activists – rebuffing another offer to receive the Palestinian foreign minister. Government spokesman Nasser…

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SPME Welcomes New and Returning Contributors

Diana Appelbaum, New York City Paul S. Appelbaum MD, Columbia University Dr. Richard Benkin, Chicago Philip Brogadir, University of Buffalo Peter Gomori, St. Frances College, NYC William Katz, University of Dallas Herbert London, Hudson Institute David Rosen, Fairleigh Dickinson University…

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