If boycott is anti-academic what do we call its leaders?

[King_David]

To: John Sexton, Ph.D J. D.
President, New York University
Re. An Open Letter regarding NYU and ASA, via email, January 20, 2014.
Dear President Sexton,
I am writing to you as an alumnus of NYU-affiliated school who is deeply concerned with the recent boycott resolution by the American Studies Association (ASA) and its adverse impact on the reputation of NYU.

I received my PhD in 1965 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, which last month became part of NYU. In November 2013, I was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award from NYU-Poly, an honor that made my association with NYU stronger and full of pride. I was disappointed therefore to learn that the leadership of the ASA, which pushed through a resolution that threatens the very fabric of academic life, is so intimately connected with NYU, both academically and administratively.

Four ASA National Council members (25%) are affiliated with NYU and vocally campaigned for the resolution. In particular, the ASA President Elect, Lisa Duggan, is NYU Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis. This means that in the next couple of years, NYU will become the semi-official host to most activities of this organization, and will be perceived as the academic lighthouse from which this group will be broadcasting its irresponsible, anti-coexistence and anti-academic ideology.


http://www.jewishjournal.com/judea_pearl/article/dear_john_sexton_condemn_and_block_the_asa1


Judea Pearl

[Scootaloo]

1. Hmmm.

So, a guy affiliated with Gush Emunim through his chair on NGO Monitor feels that he is the victim, in a protest movement against Israel's settlement campaign.

Even if by some twist of fate Prof. Pearl is unaware of NGO Monitor's ties to the reactionary and violent edge of the settler movement, he SHOULD be aware that NGO Monitor is one of the more intellectually dishonest of the many government-funded "watchdog" groups - not as bad as the similarly-named NGO Watch, but still pretty awful. It's a little odd to lodge complains about something being irresponsible, anti-coexistence, and anti-academic when you are serving in an advisory role to an organization that works to silence any debate or criticism of Israeli policy, actively promotes racial oppression, and characterizes organizations such as B'Tselem and Jewish Voice for Peace as enemies of the Jewish People.

Especially when you don't see fit to disclose your position as such.

[King_David]

3. A guy who is Daniel Pearls father,

Murdered because he was a Jew. ( or Zionist white supremist)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=57842

[Scootaloo]

4. I know who he is, Dave

I also know that he is an advisory chair for the right-wing think tank NGO Monitor which operates with far-right settlement advocate groups.

Also, there's a difference between "Jew" and "Zionist." One is a people, the other is an ideology. Please get your Protocols-inspired bullshit inability to tell the difference the fuck out of here, thanks.

[King_David]

5. Jew and Zionism

The ones "a people" and the other is that Peoples National Project or the Jewish Peoples National Project that is despised just as much as it's people are.

Some people label it with different epithets such as Zionism = Racism or Zionism = Nazism or Zionism = White Supremism.
Usually that's on hateful sites but can also occasionally be found here on DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=57842

[Scootaloo]

6. You really can't tell the difference, can you?

Irony - an antisemite griping about being called a racist.

[azurnoir]

2. well my yes because we all know just exactly how pro-coexistence the settlers and occupation he so

very staunchly defends is