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November 28, 2004
Hate 101: Climate of hate rocks Columbia University
Topics: National NewsWhat's going on at Columbia University?
The Jewish homeland is "nothing more than a military base for the rising predatory empire of the United States."
It's a capital of "thuggery" - a "ghastly state of racism and apartheid" - and it "must be dismantled."
A voice from America's crackpot fringe? Actually, Dabashi is a tenured
professor and department chairman at Columbia University. And his views
have resonated and been echoed in other areas of the university. Many students say Columbia Prof. Hamid Dabashi, a department chairman, has bullied and threatened them for defending Israel. Columbia is at risk of becoming a poison Ivy, some critics claim, and tensions are high.
In classrooms, teach-ins, interviews and published works, dozens of
academics are said to be promoting an I-hate-Israel agenda, embracing
the ugliest of Arab propaganda, and teaching that Zionism is the root
of all evil in the Mideast.
In three weeks of interviews, numerous students told the Daily News
they face harassment, threats and ridicule merely for defending the
right of Israel to survive.
And the university itself is holding investigations into the alleged intimidation...... .....
The 53-year-old, Iranian-born scholar has said CNN should be held
accountable for "war crimes" for one-sided coverage of Sept. 11, 2001.
He doubts the existence of Al Qaeda and questions the role of Osama Bin
Laden in the attacks. Read More...
In the world of Hamid Dabashi, supporters of Israel are "warmongers" and "Gestapo apparatchiks."
Posted by Hyscience at November 28, 2004 12:31 AM
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