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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sea_urchin who wrote (16294)	9/5/2007 9:06:08 PM
From: steve kammerer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22250

Public radio today interviewed the 2 profs whose book detailed the strength of the Israeli lobby in forming US foreign policy. Of course Waxman of the ADL had a statement read attacking the 2. Dennis Ross our ambassador to Israel was also on line to guide discussion. NO Arabs, of course. The profs were bending over backwards to say that of course Israel had a right to make its' desires known and to lobby for what it wanted. They mentioned the Israeli push to go after Iraq. Then Ross raised the new storyline that Sharon never wanted us to go after IRAQ but wanted us to go after Iran. That's not how I remember what was going on. Sharon was pushing Iraq as a target all along. I hope the book gets a better distribution than Jimmy Carter's did.

To: sea_urchin who wrote (16294)	9/6/2007 11:18:50 AM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 22250

> He [Norman Finkelstein] should leave as soon as possible and pursue his career elsewhere. mparent7777-2.blogspot.com >>DePaul, embattled professor settle dispute As Finkelstein resigns, university calls him 'an outstanding teacher' The long-running confrontation between embattled professor Norman Finkelstein and DePaul University ended today without the dramatics he had promised. Instead, he read a statement announcing his resignation this morning on the university's main quadrangle before about 120 supporters announcing that he and DePaul had resolved the controversy. But the terms were kept confidential. Finkelstein had vowed to present himself at his office door today and, if denied entrance, to perform an unspecified act of civil disobedience. He vowed to go on a hunger strike if he were jailed. Finkelstein, a scholar praised and damned for his strong criticisms of Israel, was denied tenure in June. However, his classes remained in the university's course schedule until abruptly canceled a little more than a week before fall term classes began on the school's Lincoln Park campus. At that point, Finkelstein also was notified that he had been put on administrative leave for the 2007-08 school year. By long-standing academic tradition, a professor denied tenure is entitled to one last year in the classroom of his home university. In July, Finkelstein's own department of political science had recommended that the 53-year-old professor be put on "non-residential" leave. This was the outcome of allegations that Finkelstein had physically and verbally confronted university officials after his tenure denial. Finkelstein read both his statement and DePaul's today. No university official appeared. In its statement, the university wrote: "Professor Finkelstein is a prolific scholar and an outstanding teacher." Generally, the standard for achieving tenure, academe's equivalent of a life-time job, is scholarship, teaching and service to the institution. The American Association of University Professors had previously complained to the university that Finkelstein's summary discharge violated standards of academic freedom. Although the settlement terms were not disclosed, Finkelstein reiterated his previous determination "to leave with my head unbowed, my reputation intact." A colorful demonstration for Finkelstein on campus this morning included representatives of the National Lawyers Guild, the Socialist Workers Party, the Revolutionary Communist League and Jewish Voice for Peace. Finkelstein has been noted for his support of the Palestinian cause.<< Norman, I salute you. Good luck.