Steven Salaita’s case is a gag order for young academics. - TopicsExpress



          

Steven Salaita’s case is a gag order for young academics. Because the Arab-American scholar dared to tweet against the Israeli assault on Gaza, he now has no job, no personal home to live in, and no insurance for his family, including his two year-old son. His landmark case shows that much like suspected Communist sympathy during the Cold War, support for Palestine is the “third rail” of political expression, from which Universities continue to retract professed support for academic freedom and free speech. The decision by University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise demonstrates that universities are not some neutral venue in the battle of ideas, and that the BDS movement was right to target support for Israel inside the academy.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:58:09 +0000

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