Read "New York Times Supports McCarthyite Witch Hunt"
The New York Times would rather see attempts to voice sustained, rigorous dissent over US and Israeli policies in the Middle East. See why Juan Cole is cancelling his subscription. Informed Comment
Iif you criticize Israel, and if you do it in a consistent way, and if you are sympathetic to the cause and the struggle of the Palestinian people, you will be accused, if not of anti-Semitism, then of demagoguery. The editorial says that judging the quality of teaching at Columbia was not the mandate of the investigation, but of course it was...because poor teaching is demagoguery.
What Massad and some of his colleagues at Columbia are teaching is a Middle Eastern history that does not favor Israeli OR American state policy. His right to continue to do so is guaranteed by the academic freedom policies of American Universities.
The pseudo-liberalism of the New York Times should be seen for what it is..., the news from the US makes me shudder...
Iif you criticize Israel, and if you do it in a consistent way, and if you are sympathetic to the cause and the struggle of the Palestinian people, you will be accused, if not of anti-Semitism, then of demagoguery. The editorial says that judging the quality of teaching at Columbia was not the mandate of the investigation, but of course it was...because poor teaching is demagoguery.
What Massad and some of his colleagues at Columbia are teaching is a Middle Eastern history that does not favor Israeli OR American state policy. His right to continue to do so is guaranteed by the academic freedom policies of American Universities.
The pseudo-liberalism of the New York Times should be seen for what it is..., the news from the US makes me shudder...
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