http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/291039/have-you-heard-about-saudi-journalist-who-faces-pote You probably haven’t, at least if you’ve been watching FoxNews. Hamza Kashgari, as Nina Shea and yours truly have noted in recent days, is a Saudi journalist and blogger who took the occasion of Mohammed’s birthday to tweet some uncomplimentary things about Islam’s founding prophet. The Daily Beast recounts the three offending tweets: “On your […]
Largest Public University in U.S. Promotes Anti-Israel Speaker on its Campuses
From NCJA Academia and Campus Life Task Force Chairman, Tammi Benjamin. Please circulate this to your lists and take action.
Ilan Pappe is an Israeli Jewish academic who harbors deep animosity towards the Jewish state, has publicly called for its elimination, and engages in activities to harm its citizens, such as a campaign to boycott Israeli academics, which he helped to found. In addition, he openly supports the terrorist organization Hamas and falsely accuses Israel of “crimes against humanity,” including “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing.”
He will speak February 20, 22, and 23 on three California University campuses with official sponsorship and funding by University departments and administrative offices. In addition, on each campus the event has been organized and promoted by a faculty member or top university administrator who has publicly expressed his or her hatred of Israel and has participated in many anti-Israel events, including the campaign to boycott Israeli academics.
