The Syrian Civil War May Be Coming to an End, but Three New Wars Are Rising There
Peace remains a distant hope.
March 26, 2019
Students and faculty must fight back.
In three recent instances, the presidents of Pitzer College, Cornell University, and the University of Michigan separately stepped in to prevent, and in one case to punish, efforts by faculty and/or students to institute boycotts of Israel. While all three acted commendably, and two explicitly acknowledged the intrinsic bigotry of such boycotts, K.C. Johnson cautions against hoping their counterparts elsewhere will act similarly:
Peace remains a distant hope.
It’s not too powerful, doesn’t spend all that much money, and isn’t particularly right-wing.
Students and faculty must fight back.
Lost in translation.
The ends don’t justify the means.
In three recent instances, the presidents of Pitzer College, Cornell University, and the University of Michigan separately stepped in to prevent, and in one case to punish, efforts by faculty and/or students to institute boycotts of Israel. While all three acted commendably, and two explicitly acknowledged the intrinsic bigotry of such boycotts, K.C. Johnson cautions against hoping their counterparts elsewhere will act similarly:
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