Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
Sat Feb 22, 2014, 03:03 PM Feb 2014

Interview: Ilan Pappe on academic freedom in Israel and BDS

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=664867

Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and political activist. Much of Pappe's academic work has focused on the 1948 expulsion of 700,000-800,000 Palestinians from their homes in what became the State of Israel.

He recently announced that he would begin translating his book "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine," through crowd-sourcing on Facebook. The move came after years in which he was unable to find a translator and publisher inside Israel.

Ma'an recently conducted an interview with him to discuss his decision to crowd-source book translation, the state of academic freedom in Israel, and the American Studies Association's recent decision to endorse the boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
1 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Interview: Ilan Pappe on academic freedom in Israel and BDS (Original Post) R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2014 OP
More... R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2014 #1
 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
1. More...
Sat Feb 22, 2014, 03:06 PM
Feb 2014
You take a universal concept -- everyone has the right to their opinion and everyone has the right to be part of a democracy -- only with one condition: that the universality does not include critique on Zionism and that the democracy would always ensure Jewish majority whatever the demographic and geographical realities are.

The action of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS), including the latest support given by one American academic society after the other, does not allow this travesty to continue. Either you are condoning academic freedom and democracy for all, or you are censoring the debate and imposing an Apartheid regime (which include not allowing any academic freedom for the occupied Palestinians). There is no middle road. So the latest actions are the best lesson on academic freedom Israelis have ever received since the state was created.
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Israel/Palestine»Interview: Ilan Pappe on ...