David Klein

Open letters in defense of UCLA professor under attack by Israel lobby groups

Submitted by nora on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 00:58

Two open letters have been published this week in defense of UCLA professor David Shorter, who was recently the target of an attack by Israel lobby groups because of his endorsement of the BDS movement.

How California uni chief conflates real bigotry with criticism of Israel

Dalia Almarina
Berkeley
18 April 2012

University of California President Mark Yudof has double standards when it comes to on-campus criticism of Israeli policies.

Zionist group fails to disrupt Ilan Pappe's tour at California state universities

Submitted by nora on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 17:25

The California State University (CSU) system has sent a letter to a Zionist group rejecting their claim that Ilan Pappe, an Israeli historian and a frequent contributor to The Electronic Intifada, should not receive CSU sponsorship during his upcoming campus tour.

California professor under attack for opposing "study in Israel" scheme

Nora Barrows-Friedman
Berkeley
25 January 2012

The well-funded Israel lobby continues to wage attacks against university faculty, staff and students who engage in Palestine solidarity activism. One professor talks about why he refuses to be silent despite the threats against him, and why he thinks the tide is turning.

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