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An anti-Semitic atmosphere (among academic communities)
haaretz ^ | 14/12/2005 | Avi Beker

Posted on 12/14/2005 12:36:05 AM PST by indcons

On September 17, 2002, Harvard President Larry Summers delivered his traditional remarks in honor of the beginning of the academic year. However, in an admittedly unprecedented fashion, Summers decided to come out against the burgeoning anti-Semitism among academic communities.

Summers described himself as "Jewish, identified but hardly devout," and said that anti-Semitism had always been remote from his experience, adding that he had long been wary of those who raise the specter of anti-Semitism in response to any disagreement over Israel.

He explained, however, that he felt forced to speak out publicly against anti-Semitism for the first time due to the upturn in anti-Semitism on campuses, and the attempts to delegitimize the Jewish state by comparing it to Nazi Germany and the calls for academic and economic boycotts against it.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: antisemites; leftistacademics; liberalsgonewild

1 posted on 12/14/2005 12:36:07 AM PST by indcons
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To: indcons

I'm waiting for the left and the Nazies to join hand together blaming Christians for antisemitism and the destruction of Israel.


2 posted on 12/14/2005 12:49:03 AM PST by JudgemAll (Condemn me, make me naked and kill me, or be silent for ever on my gun ownership and law enforcement)
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To: indcons
Anti-Semitic? God help you if you accidentally say "Merry Christmas"...

; )

We're in this together, bro...

3 posted on 12/14/2005 2:45:48 AM PST by Caipirabob (Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
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