Distorting Peace: Academic Journal as a Propaganda Bullhorn
When the first two articles you read in a particular academic journal have serious problems in them, you may start to wonder how much store to put in the journal as a whole. This...
Category: From Academia
Terrorism Study Teaches Me About PA Rentier Economy
I was curious what I would find in a relatively recent article with the title: “Democratic skepticism and support for terrorism in the Palestinian Territories” written by James A. Piazza of Penn State University. ...
Can Palestinian Arabs Support Democracy and Terrorism Too?
What is the relationship between attitudes toward democracy and support for terrorism? James A. Piazza of Penn State University examined just that in his relatively recent article: “Democratic skepticism and support for terrorism in...
Russia Created a Palestinian Identity Way Before Arafat was Born
“The Invention of Palestine” is a PhD thesis written by former Penn State U student Zachary J. Foster in which he focuses on the creation of the Palestinian identity. Foster has a sense of...
International Academic Journal Turns Israel into Palestine
If you are a computer or electrical engineer, you may have come across the International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. It ranks about mid-range among journals in that field, meaning there are likely...
Finally! Academic Article That Does Not Blame Israel for Violation of Women`s Rights in PA
Is this going to be a new trend in academic research in the Palestinian Authority? First published online on 30 July 2019, this is different from everything else I have read examining problems in...
Journalists, War Crimes, Fake News — Is There a Connection?
Fake news has become a “thing”. How can we know when we are being fed fake news? Especially when a particular journalist has a good reputation and the news outlet in which he or...
Bet You Cannot Guess Who Invented An Israeli Utopian Fantasy
Who wants us to believe that Jews and Arabs got along just hunky-dory before we uppity Jews decided to become Zionists? Professor Menachem Klein of Bar Ilan University’s Department of Political Science does. Here!...
