• NYC officials threaten funding of Brooklyn College over Israel event
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[url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/04/brooklyn-college-bds-official-threats[/url] [quote]On Saturday, I wrote about the numerous New York City officials (including multiple members of the US House of Representatives) who have predictably signed onto the Alan-Derwshowitz-led attack on academic freedom at Brooklyn College. This group of Israel advocates and elected officials is demanding that the college's Political Science department rescind its sponsorship of an event featuring two advocates of the BDS movement aimed at stopping Israeli occupation and settlements.[/quote]
Freedom of Speech. If someone wants to tell you to go fuck yourself, they reserve the right to do so.
Alan Dershowitz, silencer of free speech. I don't like this guy in particular as he played in some role in getting Norman Finkelstein to lose his tenure at the school I go to. Looks like he's on his little crusade again.
running an anti-israeli program in the largest jewish center outside of israel itself that's sticking it to the man
Was thinking of transferring there actually.
I applied there Guess I'm lucky it's for the engineering program, though I'm not sure if this kind of publicity is good
[QUOTE=solid_jake;39475558]I applied there Guess I'm lucky it's for the engineering program, though I'm not sure if this kind of publicity is good[/QUOTE] Most conservatives believe colleges and universities are liberal brainwashing plants anyway, so what's there to lose from a bit of publicity like this?
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