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<p>Then tell me the guy's initials. Or is it your position that one and only one Columbia professor has ever been accused of antisemitism?</p>
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<p>You tell me. You're the one who is making vague accusations involving a "crowd" and unnamed professors.</p>
<p>The president at Williams is morally weak and a coward. He is afraid to take the high road. Other universities presidents are willing to stand up for what is right. It takes courage to be willing lose programs and opportunities and even be the target of unhappy parents, students and trustees. </p>
<p>Throughout the UK, major institutions (not just academic) are climbing into bed with Hamas, which was reported yesterday to be beginning a major crack down on anyone expressing dissent.</p>
<p>blucroo #43, are you saying that the Israelis do not have the entire Palestinian population in a virtual prison?</p>
<p>Hondu, I do not want to get off topic regarding the college presidents. </p>
<p>My comment about Hamas is reflected in Resolutions 30 and 31 and the British view on the Israeli-Palestinian situation. I did not state my opinion one way or the other about the Israel/Palestinian situation </p>
<p>Just saying that for those who think that Hamas has altruistic motives, as their propaganda suggests...("helping the people") just read the articles in yesterday's major daily papers. Suddenly they are arresting anyone who disagrees with them. And by the way, I believe that the arab world has contributed to keeping the Palestinian's in a virtual state of limbo as political pawns since the founding of the state of Israel. </p>
<p>I don't intend to respond further on the Palestinian issue here. That's another can of worms entirely!!!
This thread is about the UK and the college presidents response.</p>
<p>The Presidents of Harvard and Yale refused to sign the statement.</p>
<p>The President of Amherst signed the statement, but refused to sign on to the ad:</p>
<p>"For these reasons, following consultation with the Trustees, I joined in signing the statement against the proposed boycott circulated by Columbia President Bollinger early this summer. I also offered to contribute to pay for an ad publicizing our firm commitment. I did not, however, choose to participate in an ad sponsored by the American Jewish Committee. I was and remain concerned that our principled stance against a boycott and for academic freedom would be diluted or compromised by an ad sponsored by a third party, no matter how distinguished that group might be."</p>
<p>Since you're back mini, can you answer my question:</p>
<p>Do you think Bollinger knew that Resolution 30 was passed in 2007?</p>
<p>And given your quote from Williams college, do you now concede that Resolution 30 has not been repudiated?</p>
<p>Harvard's (Faust's) refusal was not specific to the particulars of the ad, and did not reflect disagreement with its content or provenance.<br>
The Crimson reports:
"Faust did not add her name to the full-page ad, continuing Harvard's tradition of not signing onto petitions, but she had previously written a letteron July 2, her second day in the officeto the University and College Union voicing her "strong opposition to this measure."</p>
<p>"I expressed my conviction that such a move subverts the academic values and freedoms necessary to the free flow of ideas," Faust said in a statement on Monday. "[A]cademics should be promoting, not undermining, the fullest possible collaboration with Israeli universities as well as other universities in the Middle East and elsewhere."</p>
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<p>Both have repudiated the boycott, with the Yale prez also stating his agreement with Bollinger's letter. Is there any president of a major US university that has NOT yet opposed the boycott?</p>
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British University and College Union Boycott
Statement by Richard C. Levin,
President of Yale University
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<p>I certainly agree with the sentiments expressed in President Bollinger's statement, and I am happy to say so. But I am not comfortable signing group statements or petitions ....
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<p>It's a simple, "yes or no" question mini.</p>
<p>Why are you ignoring it?</p>
<p>Do you think Bollinger knew that Resolution 30 was passed in 2007?</p>
<p>And given your quote from Williams college, do you now concede that Resolution 30 has not been repudiated?</p>
<p>lskinner, leave mini alone. Your quarrel with her has nothing to do with this discussion.</p>
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<p>mini's position seems to be that Bollinger et al. overreacted because (1) the resolution was actually passed over 2 years ago; and (2) it was recently repudiated by essentially the same body that enacted it.</p>
<p>My position is that both of her claims are false. </p>
<p>Given that the thread is about the university presidents' reactions, the disagreement is extremely relevant. She says it's an overreaction, and I say it isn't.</p>
<p>I think it's telling that she won't answer my simple questions. Feel free to draw your own conclusions.</p>
<p>JMHO.</p>
<p>Maybe she doesn't spend all of her time trolling internet messageboards and getting worked up about the arguments on them.</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>
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Maybe she doesn't spend all of her time trolling internet messageboards and getting worked up about the arguments on them.
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<p>Or perhaps she knows she's in the wrong, but won't admit it. Certainly she hasn't stopped posting in this thread.</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>
<p>Not stepping into this conversation, but just wanted to let you know that Mini is a guy.</p>
<p>"Maybe she doesn't spend all of her time trolling internet messageboards and getting worked up about the arguments on them.</p>
<p>Just a thought"</p>
<p>A thought that can be dismissed out of hand, at post count = 6,716.</p>
<p>(I seem to be catching up though, an unsettling thought...)</p>