http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/08/28/a-deeply-flawed-democracy-in-name-only/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/08/28/a-deeply-flawed-democracy-in-name-only/comment-page-1/#comment-530697 Israeli academic freedom means being a good Zionist | Antony Loewenstein Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:48:48 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/?p=13831#comment-530697 [...] Following Israeli academic Neve Gordon’s call for a boycott against “apartheid” Israel, president of his institution, Ben-Gurion University, responds in the LA Times and completely ignores the thrust of Gordon’s arguments about the dire reality in Palestine: Gordon argues that Israel is an “apartheid” state and that “a boycott would save Israel from itself.” But the empirical facts show that it would destroy the very fabric of the society that he claims to want to protect. Instead of investing in activities that promote coexistence, this “call for a boycott” is already being used to isolate Israel. [...] [...] Following Israeli academic Neve Gordon’s call for a boycott against “apartheid” Israel, president of his institution, Ben-Gurion University, responds in the LA Times and completely ignores the thrust of Gordon’s arguments about the dire reality in Palestine: Gordon argues that Israel is an “apartheid” state and that “a boycott would save Israel from itself.” But the empirical facts show that it would destroy the very fabric of the society that he claims to want to protect. Instead of investing in activities that promote coexistence, this “call for a boycott” is already being used to isolate Israel. [...]

]]> http://antonyloewenstein.com/2009/08/28/a-deeply-flawed-democracy-in-name-only/comment-page-1/#comment-530556 Taking a moral cue from a real leader for the Middle East | Antony Loewenstein Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:38:29 +0000 http://antonyloewenstein.com/?p=13831#comment-530556 [...] with The Elders in an attempt to find a path to peace, he tells Haaretz that he has strong views on Israeli academic Neve Gordon’s call for a boycott against Israel: “I always say to people that sanctions were important in the South African [...] [...] with The Elders in an attempt to find a path to peace, he tells Haaretz that he has strong views on Israeli academic Neve Gordon’s call for a boycott against Israel: “I always say to people that sanctions were important in the South African [...]

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