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Uzi Silber for coining the term,  ”the Jew Flu”
Throughout years of European history, Jews were accused of casting spells, causing illness,  (often not getting sick themselves- usually because the illnesses were caused by the eating of pork and living in close proximity with pigs).   Jews were also blamed for the plague and the death of [...]

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when the human rights committee of united teachers los angeles agreed to host a meeting to discuss bds, we were attacked by the zionist establishment. most activists capitulated, and i was blacklisted when “jewish” organizations met with utla president duffy, demanding that he disassociate himself from my organization cafe intifada and me (a union [...]

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Cafe Intifada Commentary:
This article is part of a new thread on this blog: Something about intifada- What’s in a name?  It is an examination of the contextual aspect of language, the war against language in the context of imperialism, colonialism and oppression, and the demonization of a language, a culture and a people.
Intifada simply [...]

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For the last three years I have been documenting a series of events within United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), around disability rights, Palestinian rights, union democracy and blacklisting, which started as a strange power play within the Human Rights Committee apparently around disability rights, but in my estimation, may have merely been the utilization of [...]

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So glad UCSB stood down the bully tactics of the Simon Wiesenthal Ctr, the ADL and Stand With Us. But the impact of this investigation can not be underestimated. The  stress and trauma to Professor Robinson and the effect these campaigns have on education and public discourse is chilling. These are the new blacklists. support [...]

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For those following;  Anatomy of a Blacklisting, a thread in two blogs,  return to my other blog, In Bed With Frida Kahlo, and follow the thread, starting where you left off.  It’s not perfect chronological order, though if you wanted to you could take the time to follow both blogs that way.  I think you’ll get [...]

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Please note the similarity of tactics and parties, here as with the situation within UTLA, the methodologies employed, rhetoric etc. to stifle debate, intimidate, limit academic (and union) freedom and free speech, to isolate dissident Jewish voices, and control the narrative in respect to Israeli policies, actions and history. When a concession is made in [...]

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The Counterpunch article below claims that the Hate Crime Bill of 2009 will result in criminalizing speech that is (specifically?) critical of Israel, Jews, Christianity, or that questions the Holocaust. The article follows my commentary.
1. The hate crime legislature is quiet specific.  It limits hate crimes to acts of violence, and simply extends the protections [...]

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One of the growing threads of this blog, is the Zionist campaign against free speech, which has targeted academics, educators, students and union members who dare to speak out against Israeli apartheid and the genocide of the Palestinian people.  In many cases people lose their jobs or their status within a [...]

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-professor30-2009apr30,0,7753995.story
From the Los Angeles Times
Professor’s comparison of Israelis to Nazis stirs furor
The UC Santa Barbara sociologist, who is Jewish, sent images from the Holocaust and from Israel’s Gaza offensive to students in his class. He has drawn denunciation and support.
By Duke Helfand
April 30, 2009
Controversy has erupted at UC Santa Barbara over a professor’s decision to [...]

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