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Neve Gordon

Israel’s Academic Extremists Solomon Socrates Middle East Quarterly, 2001 One day, when historians scratch their heads and wonder just how Israel could have adopted the policies it did in the the Oslo era of the 1990s, they will likely devote considerable attention to the role of the country’s academics. In amazement, they will look back on how a number of radicals actively legitimated the agenda of the country’s enemies, thereby doing much to demoralize their fellow nationals. https://www.meforum.org/87/israels-academic-extremists We have come to offer hope to the Palestinian people "  250 left-wing activists violated IDF instructions and entered Ramallah for a meeting with Arafat and a protest march... Niv Gordon, pictured with Arafat, tells Ynet: "I do not know who is responsible for the attacks.... " Efrat Weiss  Last updated 00:02, 03/02/2002 ...Niv Gordon, another activist, was photographed with Arafat with their hands clasped (see photo).  "We came in to...

BDS BS

BDS campaign a prelude to genocide DEVIN SPER May 14, 2014 Updated May 14, 2014 As the recent decision by the American Studies Association to boycott Israel shows, academic and other groups are buying into the anti-Israel BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) movement in growing numbers. Like most such organizations, the ASA imagines it is taking a moral stand and is almost certainly unaware of the ultimate goal of the movement’s Palestinian organizers, for whom the campaign to delegitimize Israel is not an end unto itself. As Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote: “Slander is the prelude to murder.” Israel’s enemies demonize Israel as a necessary prelude to her annihilation. Stated simply, their goal is genocide. What, after all, does Hamas intend in calling for the “obliteration” of Israel, in its charter? Aren’t the continual chants of “Death to Israel” by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and his supporters a call for genocide? What else does former Iranian President Ahmedinijad...