The University of Chicago, as usual, striking the right balance. Worth reading in full. It is exactly right.

President Alivisatos’ Note on the Encampment (April 29, 2024)

Dear Members of the University Community, Just a few hours ago, a group of students established an

Munich 1938 is just one of an infinite number of historical events, yet U.S. pundits and policymakers seem to think it is the only one that matters. This is silly. Latest FP column here: foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/29/app…

I hope other campus protests adopt this language. You can recognize the context of violent oppression in which Oct 7 occurred AND oppose violence against all civilians, including Israeli civilians. The ANC didn't target civilians. This movement can hold that principle too.

This is quite a take. Has Fareed missed every student movement of his lifetime?

Maybe college kids are protesting because they’re opposed to the slaughter of innocents. And because they’re in the actual community of rights.

HKS's Rev. & Prof. Cornell William Brooks, Stephen Walt, and Mathias Risse offer their views on when, how, and even if universities should offer statements on controversial issues ken.sc/4b6wD6Y

How in god’s name is this crackdown supposed to help the people of Indiana? Absolutely insane

A must-read essay by Ian Lustick revealing the lengths Israel's backers will go to silence anyone who challenges their narrative. Lustick is a remarkable scholar, and we should be grateful for his intellectual gifts, scholarly integrity, and courage. zenodo.org/records/110604…

My piece in the The Telegraph on why China, not the United States, is the reason middle powers in Asia are starting to get more proactive in the military realm. It’s called balancing. telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/202…

.Yousef Munayyer is making a very important point here

An imperial superpower losing touch with reality is the first concerning sign of its decline, in this case with potential, massive, global geopolitical implications. The sooner the US recovers its lucidity, the better. My latest article for Middle East Eye middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-mus…

If I were a member of the national political media & I found out that a majority of Americans were ignorant about some of the most significant events & accomplishments of the last several years, I would feel bad & set out to remedy that ignorance. thehill.com/policy/energy-…

Here's a piece from Bloomberg News suggesting that the US is going to pay a significant strategic price for its response to Gaza: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

The Secretary of State thinks we’re a bunch of idiots.

no American university president has deplored the Israeli destruction of all the universities in Gaza

Thread Of The Day:

To be blunter: I don't think the Jewish advocacy organizations are as interested in protecting actual Jewish students as they are in quashing anti-Zionist speech, even if the anti-Zionist speech comes from Jews themselves

Lindsey Graham (Sen.): 'Level the place'

Max Miller (OH Rep): 'We're going to turn that into a parking lot.'

Brian Mast (FL Rep): No such thing as an 'innocent Palestinian civilian.'

Andy Ogles (TN Rep): re shredded children 'I think we should kill 'em all.'

I cannot stress enough how the ADL is partially responsible for generating this mass hysteria around Ivy League students peacefully protesting.

The ADL has worked overtime to train people to interpret criticism of Israel as nothing other than anti-Jewish hatred.

Thread: 1/ The national conversation on higher education is terribly distorted, beginning with the assumption that faculties are a hotbed of radicalism and that students are invariably 'woke.' The vast majority of faculty and students at places like Columbia are not activists.

Biden’s lack of a clear Middle East strategy besides Saudi-Israel normalization and unconditional support for Israel are major reasons why the U.S. is locked in a downward spiral of escalation and damage control in the region