Four professional associations have already voted to boycott Israel academically. The American Association for University Professors (AAUP) does not approve of this form of protest, but does it have any teeth? Can it do...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published December 10, 2015 · Last modified May 12, 2019
Israel uses the Feisal-Weizmann Agreement of 1919 as evidence that the Arab leadership was at one time favourable toward the establishment of the Jewish state. I recommend that we stop doing this. While there...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published December 8, 2015 · Last modified January 1, 2020
When Arab writers and pro-Israeli activists I respect (or respected in the past), such as Fred Maroun, cry out that the Palestinians exist and we cannot say they do not, they are falling into...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published December 7, 2015 · Last modified November 1, 2016
The truth will come out and at some point, there will be those who ask why proud Arabs chose a name that stands for defeat and humiliation. I have, in fact, asked this question...
Reflections on Jewish Holidays
by Sheri Oz · Published December 5, 2015 · Last modified May 12, 2019
Hanukkah commemorates the Hasmonean victory in the battle for the soul of the Jews in Judaea against the Greeks who tried to quash it. However, the victory is a dubious one. We ignore the...
Reflections on Random Torah Verses
by Sheri Oz · Published December 3, 2015 · Last modified January 20, 2018
The Torah seems to sanction rape as an unfortunate natural urge in the human male. Upon what do I base this horrid statement? Do contemporary rabbinic scholars make any attempt to help us get...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published December 2, 2015 · Last modified April 25, 2024
In 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) approved a resolution to academically sanction Israel. Read about the nonboycott boycott. Compare the resolution with facts. * * * * * As of December 2016, the...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published November 30, 2015 · Last modified November 10, 2020
Wanna hear the dumbest reason ever why boycotts are not unethical? Sit down first. Make sure you’re not sipping your coffee, or any other drink. According to philosopher Dr Oliver Leaman boycotts are are...
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