In Academia, Hiring Token Jews

by Winfield Myers  •  Aug 4, 2008 at 8:13 am

http://www.campus-watch.org/blog/2008/08/in-academia-hiring-token-jews

In today's Washington Times, Campus Watch adjunct scholar Asaf Romirowsky exams the practice of some Middle East studies departments of hiring Israeli scholars who are anti-Israel in a cynical attempt to dodge charges that they are...anti-Israel.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict long ago spilled over into America's departments of Middle East studies. In an attempt to appear balanced in the face of charges of anti-Israel biases, some departments or programs of Middle East studies have added Israeli scholars to their ranks—a move that at first glance appears welcome.

Yet many of these Israeli academics have built their reputation on scholarship that is harshly critical not only of Israeli policy, but of Israel's very existence. Anti-Israel scholars who hail from Israel are cited favorably by the entire range of Israel's critics, from pro-Palestinian groups like PSM, the Committee to Stop Demolition of Houses in Palestine, the Committee to Stop Torture, and Breaking the Silence to Jewish anti-Zionist groups like the American Council for Judaism, from neo-Nazis to Islamists.

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