Brandeis University: Both Pro-Israel and Pro Free Speech :: Alan Dershowitz

Brandeis University: Both Pro-Israel and Pro Free Speech by Alan M. Dershowitz  •  January 12, 2015 at 10:15 am Brandeis University, like many other academic institutions, is experiencing a wave of vicious, irrational and extremist hatred of Israel, the nation state of the Jewish people, and Zionism, which is the national liberation movement of the Jewish people. On many campuses, anti-Israel zealots among the faculty often misuse the classroom to promote bigotry, hate speech and extremism. Much of their venom is directed not only against Israel, but also against Western democratic values, and especially the United States. These hateful attitudes often influence young students who identify with popular radical professors. Sometimes the students come to the university with these views already formed. Continue Reading Article To subscribe to the this mailing list, go to http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/list_subscribe.php Gatestone Institute 14 East 60 St., Suite 1001, New York, NY 10022