The State Department Seems to Be Covering Up Palestinian Incitement
Two prominent former Israeli diplomats charge whitewash.
July 26, 2017
He’s not being hounded for his views on Israel.
In 2014, a professor of English named Steven Salaita had a job offer rescinded after a series of anti-Semitic tweets attracted public attention. (They included: “At this point, if Netanyahu appeared on TV with a necklace made from the teeth of Palestinian children, would anybody be surprised?” and “Zionists: transforming ‘anti-Semitism’ from something horrible into something honorable since 1948.”) Since then, Salaita has held a series of temporary posts, but apparently no one will offer him a tenured or tenure-track appointment, and so he has decided to leave academia.
Two prominent former Israeli diplomats charge whitewash.
He’s not being hounded for his views on Israel.
Look to the bureaucracy.
“Seven lamps, one by one, in imitation of the planets.”
Tehran has marked the occasion with hollow words, even as it shelters the terrorists responsible.
In 2014, a professor of English named Steven Salaita had a job offer rescinded after a series of anti-Semitic tweets attracted public attention. (They included: “At this point, if Netanyahu appeared on TV with a necklace made from the teeth of Palestinian children, would anybody be surprised?” and “Zionists: transforming ‘anti-Semitism’ from something horrible into something honorable since 1948.”) Since then, Salaita has held a series of temporary posts, but apparently no one will offer him a tenured or tenure-track appointment, and so he has decided to leave academia.
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