Thursday, February 2, 2006
Palestinian academics have to travel with armed guards, but it's not Israelis they're being protected from.
NY Times: 2 Universities Trade Ideas Across Armed Checkpoints
When Dr. Nusseibeh arrived at the hotel later that day, he took with him two armed bodyguards, protection he needed, in part, from Palestinian militants who had long viewed his peacemaking efforts as treason. Dr. Reinharz had to intervene personally to persuade the hotel's security officers to admit Arabs with weapons. The two university presidents eventually sat down, the very picture of civilized discourse, as the Israeli and Palestinian guards stood by with guns bristling...
Like that? Sari Nusseibeh has to travel with armed guards to protect him from Palestinian terrorist enforcers, but the international Left is obssessed with boycotting Israel for supposedly harming academic freedom.
I hope Brandeis is not just reaching out for political purposes, but will at the same time maintain their own high standards. One has to wonder about the standards at Al Quds -- you may remember this link to a history of Jerusalem from my entry, Murdering History in the Dark.
