It's possible to be a professional Israel hater, you become a college professor. Gary Olson has done some fellowships in the Muslim world, and has learned their point of view very well. In
his latest attack on Israel, he states that the initial pressure* for a response to the nerve gas attack in Syria came from the pro Israel lobby, and is meant to prolong human suffering. When it comes to Israel bashing, The Morning Call has once again displayed it's double standard. While the defenders of Israel must provide the editors with substantiated facts, it's critics are given a green light to spew their anti-zionist propaganda.
*AIPAC does now support Obama doing what he said we would do, but they were not a factor in his initial decision.
How could anybody send their kid to Moravian College, especially to major in history with this guy heading the department? Just amazing.
ReplyDeleteMike,
ReplyDeleteSadly Mr Olson's comments are the current perspective of today's academics.
Scott Armstrong
scott @8:22, yes, ironically colleges are rampant with such misinformation. olson addressed a local rally on gaza, criticizing israel. they forget that israel withdrew from gaza, only to be rewarded with the election of hamas, which calls for the destruction of israel. in the west bank, the moderate palestinian authority has yet to recognize israel's right to exist.
ReplyDeleteMike,
ReplyDeleteWe have written about this before but it is worth repeating that the perspective of today's academics is seriously misguided by post modernist thinking. I have walked away from dinners where people far more educated than me made moral equivalencies between American foreign policy and crashing jets into the World trade Center. "Was one really worse than the other?". They didn't think so. These people are today's college professors.
Scott Armstrong
Agree(Scott has it right) Prof Olson is not only anti Israel, but anti capitalism. He is an embarrassment to the college.
ReplyDeleteHe is a supporter of organizations like Workers of the World.
A perfect example of tenured professors brainwashing students with extreme politics.