The U.S. Isn’t Involved in the Middle East in Order to Defend Israel, Nor Should It Be
The problem with the president’s recent statement about Saudi Arabia.
November 30, 2018
In Calling for a Boycott of Israel, Professors Express an Illiberal and Herd-Like Mentality
A foul wind that won’t easily dissipate from Pitzer College.
Earlier this month, the faculty of Pitzer College, a small, highly selective school outside of Los Angeles, passed a resolution in favor of the boycott, divest, and sanctions movement (BDS) and another one calling for an end to the college’s study-abroad program in Haifa. No resolutions were passed about similar programs in China, Rwanda, or other counties. In an open letter to Pitzer’s president, John Moscowitz recalls his days as a student there and the two teachers from whom he learned the most: the German Jewish political scientist Lucian Marquis and the Students for a Democratic Society activist Tom Hayden:
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In Calling for a Boycott of Israel, Professors Express an Illiberal and Herd-Like Mentality
A foul wind that won’t easily dissipate from Pitzer College.
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