Posts Tagged: MESA Israel
When ‘Racial Justice’ Means Antisemitism: A Takeover of the Yale Postdoctoral Association
In August of 2021, when most newly-arrived postdoctoral fellows at Yale were busy settling into new apartments and new labs, the “Racial Justice Subcommittee” of...
Middle East Professors Boycott Israel — Where’s the Moral Outrage?
Hours after the American Studies Association (ASA) announced its membership had voted to endorse an academic boycott of Israel in 2013, the American Association of...
MESA’s Troubling ‘Statement of Solidarity With the Palestinians’
Following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after an intense 11 days of military activity, universities published statements of support. Surprisingly, however, this support was...
In Criticizing Israel, MESA Ignores Terror Threats on Palestinian Campuses
Despite all the corrupt, tyrannical theocracies and dictatorships in the Middle East, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) -- the academic umbrella organization for the...
No Surprise That MESA Opposes the ‘Anti-Semitism Awareness Act’
Why does the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) -- a nonprofit academic organization that says it commends efforts to “combat discrimination and harassment against Jewish,...
Middle East Studies Association (as Usual) Singles Out Israel for Attack, Excuses Palestinian Perfidy
The Middle East Studies Association gave up all pretense of being a scholarly organization when it was taken over by the followers of Edward Said...
Middle East Studies Association Panel Reserves Outrage Only for Israel
Israel Studies are rarely centerstage at annual conferences of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA); but when they are, one can be certain that they’ll be the...
Middle East Studies Professors Back Antisemitic BDS Campaign
The renowned Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis once observed that Middle East Studies programs have been distorted by “a degree of thought control and limitations...
On College Campuses, Semester Ends With Big BDS Push
The end of the fall semester saw continued BDS successes in academic organizations but failures in other areas. In political terms, recognition of Palestine continued...
