Another soppy and kind of pathetic screed is making its way across lefty boards and listservs, bemoaning how hard it is for anti-Israel activists and academics like Walt and Mearsheimer to get a fair hearing these days. Our version was forwarded from AcademicsforJustice@yahoogroups.com – because it’s important that the few, lonely anti-Israel academics scattered in dark basements across America’s college campuses look out for each other. But you can also find a copy forwarded to this newsgroup by NOMOREWAR_FORISRAEL. Charming and interesting, the kinds of people that make common cause these days:
to the board of the Chicago Global Affairs Council after it cancelled their September appearance there under political pressure… I’m upset. I tell myself that this just shows how afraid the other
side is of the truth, but face it, they’re winning. Last night my wife said at dinner that I am “paying a price” for my views on the Middle East.
Yeah, it’s really hard out there for anti-Israel academics. If this morning’s Google News roundup is any indication – “Is It Time to Rein in AIPAC?”, “Courting and Countering the Christian Zionists”, etc – Walt and Mearsheimer are in actual, physical danger of literally drowning in positive coverage. And drowning is bad.
Previously:
* Brown University Outrage: Anti-Israel Academics Organize Conference To Attack Pro-Israel Critics, Shut Out Pro-Israel Speakers and Students
* Walt and Mearsheimer’s Best Defense For Their Anti-Semitic-ish Accusations Is In Trouble
* Mark Steyn Mocks, Laments James Baker
