Fringe Views

August 20, 2009 11:08 by

Why in the world does the LA Times give Professor Neve Gordon op-ed space to call for a boycott of Israel?

Nothing else has worked. Putting massive international pressure on Israel is the only way to guarantee that the next generation of Israelis and Palestinians — my two boys included — does not grow up in an apartheid regime.

Gordon makes his case as an Israeli, yet within Israel, his views are completely fringe. He represents nobody but himself and small handful of people like David Landau.

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  1. Myackie

    5:23 pm

    Aug 20, 2009

    I’ve also always wondered how the MSM manages to always find the “palestinian” christian in every news item. christians are like one percent of the population, but they ALWAYS interview/write about them…weird.

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  2. Meira

    7:05 pm

    Aug 26, 2009

    “Professor” Gordon has a long record of very flawed teaching methods at Michigan U. He denies proper discussion if students disagree with his platform, insults Jewish students, and is a very poor example of pedagogical method in every way.
    Recent news reports also remind us that he made a point of visiting Arafat when he was holed up in the Mukatah in Ramallah. Need one say more?

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  3. Len Kurtz

    10:00 pm

    May 12, 2012

    Jew haters love to find self-hating Israelis/Jews who want to demonize their own country/people.

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  4. [...] Gordon’s name rings a bell because his calls for for an international boycott of Israel (once and twice) were considered extreme by Professor Stephen Walt and disowned by BGU president Rivka [...]

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