College Fix reported on the American Anthropological Association (AAA): Choosing from a “menu” of options devised by a task force with scant experience in Palestine, association members chose a compromise option at its annual business meeting…
Topic: anti-Israel
Ousted anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita Settles with University of Illinois
The Salaita saga has finally ended: The professor, whose job offer to the U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign was rescinded after his rabidly anti-Israel/anti-Semitic tweets came to light, had quickly taken up the mantle of “academic…
Muslim Student Elected as Student President of Anti-Israel Group J Street
J Street U, the student arm of the J Street organization, elected a female Muslim student as its president. Supporters say J Street is pro-Israel, but other pro-Israel groups disagree with the label.
41 University of Illinois Officers want anti-Israel Professor Steven Salaita Reinstated
Forty-one executive officers at the University of Illinois signed a letter that demanded several things, one of which was Salaita’s reinstatement at the university after having a job offer rescinded. The job offer was withdrawn…
Hillary Clinton vows to Fight Against the BDS Movement
As the Free Beacon’s Alana Goodman wrote: “Hillary Clinton promised to “fight back against” the anti-Israel boycott movement, calling it “harmful” to both Israelis and Palestinians in a letter to one of her top donors…
Steven Salaita, whose Anti-Israel Tweets led to his firing at Illinois, is headed to Lebanon
Salaita will be teaching at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
David Petraeus said Boycott Israel Movement (BDS) a Strategic Threat to Israel
Petraeus’ issues aside, he may be right about how the BDS movement and how it threatens Israel’s security. The BDS movement, which pushes for boycotting Israeli assets from American universities, is very anti-Israel and possibly…
Israeli War Academic Front
A professor actually lost out on an academic job due to his anti-Israeli musings. Beware, the following tweet is NSFW (or “not safe for work”) due to profanity. “This month, my campus, the University of…