No More Excuses

Over the past few years, extremist Israeli academics have gotten away with murder, constantly spewing outrageous anti-Israel statements and even calling for the boycott of their own institutions. Though these people represented only a small minority in their profession, they created the opposite impression, largely as a result of the failure of the vast majority of scholars to rebut their arguments, or at least make it clear that they are not representative of Israeli academia as a whole.

To be sure, things are changing now, especially with the enlistment of various Israeli academics to SPME. However, there is still much too much work to do to repair the damage done over the past five years. One way would be to "Go West" and join Dr. Ron Zweig as an Israel Studies teacher in a major university, either permanently or as part of a sabbatical. In doing so, you can give voice to the variegated, vibrant society that is Israel, instead of the "Nazi state" loksh that's being sold nowadays.

Now is not a time for excuses. Now is a time for action. AIWAC

UPDATE: Here's your chance - Yale's looking for new talent.