Howler of the Month (archive)

"Donald Trump has made sure that Israel will be in a perpetual state of war with its Arab neighbors for many decades to come. What Trump has done is to hammer a deadly nail in the coffin of the peace process and Arab-Israeli reconciliation. This is a fundamental turning point. There is nothing left to discuss anymore."

Fawaz Gerges, professor of international relations and holder of the Emirates Professorship in Contemporary Middle East Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, on U.S. President Donald Trump officially recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights; Reuters, March 25, 2019. (link to source)

We Couldn't Have Said it Better (archive)

"[A]nti-Israel activists in the audience will certainly spread the film's message while they take courses on the Mideast conflict. It also suggests that academic departments support a deeply one-sided, anti-Israel narrative, which can discourage students who hold a different view from speaking out."

Debra Glazer, StandWithUs Orange County representative, on UC Irvine hosting a screening of the propaganda film "1948: Creation and Catastrophe," with a panel moderated by anti-Israel Middle Eastern history professor Mark LeVine; Jewish Journal, February 27, 2019. (link to source)

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