An OPINION article by Naomi Reinharz in the Brown Daily Herald begins :
[ " Brown University should take a moral stand by continuing to keep its investments in Israeli companies. Alums should be proud that our university recognizes that the existence of Israel is necessary in the global fight against anti-Semitism. As a Jewish alumna who is well-versed in the history of Israel and current facts on the ground, I was appalled to see consideration given to proponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in an opinion published by The Herald and authored by the senior staff attorney at Palestine Legal. "]
To this one " Ray " replies :
[ " Brown University should take a moral stand by continuing to keep its investments in Israeli companies. Alums should be proud that our university recognizes that the existence of Israel is necessary in the global fight against anti-Semitism. As a Jewish alumna who is well-versed in the history of Israel and current facts on the ground, I was appalled to see consideration given to proponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in an opinion published by The Herald and authored by the senior staff attorney at Palestine Legal. "]
Letter: The case for divestment is riddled with untruths
To this one " Ray " replies :
[ "So the author gives us a barn full of Jewish history in those lands. Great . Does Ms Reinhard want us to believe that only Jews have any rights.
That Supposed respectful dialogue about Palestinians after more than five decades of ethnic cleansing is a cruel joke. Especially when it's called for by those who advocated for endless occupation and settlements ". ]
Check to see if Ray's COMMENT has not mysteriously disappeared. I tried again to REPLY with approval to Ray's comment. But I am still banned from the Brown Daily Herald Web Site.
And why ? For me there is no explanation other than that criticism of Zionism, anti-Zionism, is everywhere in the mainstream news media equated with anti-Semitism. And college newspapers -in contrast to the bold liberalism of past generations -fear to dissent or indulge dissent .
Now I wonder if CENSORSHIP at the Brown Daily Herald comes from the top down. In no way can mere students -who come and go at a university - PERMANENTLY ban anybody from mere COMMENT in a student newspaper. I read this about Brown president Christina Hull Paxson :[ " She has been a member of the Kol Emet congregation which is a Jewish Reconstructionist synagogue , committed to the growth of a spiritually and intellectually engaging Judaism ".]
Is love for Zionist Apartheid Israel now incompatible for the FREE SPEECH ,FREE THOUGHT tradition of Western Civilization 's " higher education " ?
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