Should Neve Gordon Be Punished?

While Mr. Gordon has not yet responded to this writer regarding the firestorm generated by his “bold and public call” for BDS, a piece by Gideon Levy in Haaretz has done an excellent job of it. 

The quote that stands out is:

“The height of ludicrousness was achieved by the President of Ben-Gurion University, Prof. Rivka Carmi.  She was appalled by the article published by a member of her faculty, fearing it could affect the university’s donations from American Jews.  Here, then, is a new criterion for good citizenship and morality: the harm it wreaks to our schnorring.  It’s also a new gauge for academic and civic freedom of expression: If something miffs the donors from Beverly Hills or Miami Beach, then we must not speak it aloud.  Quiet - people donating.”

The full piece is here:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1110514.html

I’m still not sure where this article was going, or what action against Mr. Gordon it supported or opposed (even the article’s title implies that there might actually be an affirmative answer to the question).  Further, quoting only Carmi, Bittker and Nevo, to the exclusion of the many others who fully support Mr. Gordon on the issue of “academic freedom,” was disconcerting at best.

Mr. Gordon deserves the full and unqualified support of ITT and all progressives for having the courage to speak the truth to power.

Posted by Imran on Oct 12, 2009 at 1:01 PM

Louis Frankenthaler said on http://rabbibrian.wordpress.com/

There seems to be an effort, that is similar to some of the activities taking place in the US, such as campus watch etc, where the intent is to create what can be called a chilling effect on critique of Israeli policy often under the guise of a demand for

Posted by louisfjer on Oct 19, 2009 at 11:06 AM

Its not a punishable fence that he has punished .I think should not be punished for it .

Absolute Acai Berry

Posted by victorsawer on Oct 30, 2009 at 11:54 PM

Sorry but any professor who advocates boycotting fellow academics needs to have his tenure revoked. He has tenure and can procliam a need for a boycott but in so doing he would deprive countless other academics their rights! Dumb fool.  The joke? boycott academics all you want but it is the high tech coming out of Israel that very few are willing to boycott.

Posted by postroad on Jul 21, 2010 at 7:56 AM