Everybody says that his donkey is a horse. There is no tax on words. (Two Arab proverbs) On December 24th 1977, at the very beginning of the negotiations between Israel and Egypt in Ismailia, I had the opportunity to have…
read moreThe student government at the University’s Dearborn campus last week unanimously passed a resolution calling for the University’s Board of Regents to vote to divest from Israel. The student government passed similar resolutions in 2004 and 2005. This year’s resolution…
read moreIsraeli academia deserves to be boycotted 03/10/2006 The idea of an overall academic boycott of Israel is not an attack on individuals and is most certainly justified, writes Ilan Pappe Guy Beiner (Opinion, September 27th) has asked us all to…
read moreViolent anti-Semitism is rare in Ireland. Although the Irish government has a strong anti-Israel bias, it cannot be faulted as far as protecting the Jewish community is concerned. Neo-Nazis in Ireland are marginal. Much more of a threat to the…
read moreInstitutions looking for new recruits often promise, “we offer more than a job, we offer a career.” As British Prime Minister Tony Blair realized before his trip to the Middle East last weekend, the Palestinian-Israeli peace process is a choice…
read moreNot long ago, in a controversial boycott resolution which was subsequently revoked, the UK Association of University Teachers singled out certain Israeli universities, while zealots in another British lecturers’ union (NATFH) unsuccessfully advocated ostracising individual Israeli academics, practically demanding that…
read moreOnce places of worship and places of learning were pulpits and podiums from which men and women of honour and integrity taught and guided the rest of us. Where are those voices today when we need them most? Where are…
read morehttp://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=CultureAndMedia&loid=8.0.343930096&par = Beirut, 25 Sept. (AKI) – Throughout the war in July and August, when Israel mercilessly bombarded Lebanon and Lebanese Hezbollah militias fired rockets into northern Israel one of Israel’s main targets was al-Manar, a satellite channel part owned…
read moreThe following is adapted from a lecture delivered by Bernard Lewis on July 16, 2006, on board the Crystal Serenity, during a Hillsdale College cruise in the British Isles. Bernard Lewis is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near…
read moreIn the war of words against Israel, one series of charges is frequently made: The Jews close ranks to defend the Jewish state, even when Israel’s conduct is indefensible. In so doing, they put their community allegiance above universal values.…
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