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0 pointsklyrs4y ago0 comments

Israel's right to exist isn't the question. Their policy of expansionism is. West and others have described Israel's treatment of Palestinians as apartheid.

It seems worth mentioning that West's critique of the apartheid in South Africa got him in hot water with ~Harvard~[1] many years ago...

[Edit 1] whoops, Yale. Guy's been at so many institutions I can't keep track... quoth Wikipedia,

> As punishment, the university administration canceled his leave for the spring term in 1987, leading him to commute from Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was teaching two classes, across the Atlantic Ocean to the University of Paris.

Edit 2: I'm not here to debate this extremely flame-prone topic, just trying to satisfy a curious-sounding question

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leephillips4y ago

“West's critique of the apartheid in South Africa got him in hot water with Harvard many years ago”

That seems surprising. All I could find was when he got arrested at Yale during an anti-apartheid protest. Have a link?

Israel’s illegal settlements in occupied territory should be condemned. But there is no apartheid in Israel, and the recent chanting of this term in anti-Israel contexts shows ignorance. Palestinian citizens in Israel have the same rights of citizenship as anyone else, and sit in parliament.

leephillips4y ago

No question: Harvard, Yale, Princeton...

But I think it was as a student at Yale that he got arrested, and it was for protest activity. EDIT: Nope, not a student.

Thanks for the information; I’m also glad to stay clear of the flames, which are off-topic in any case.

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0 pointsklyrs4y ago0 comments

Israel's right to exist isn't the question. Their policy of expansionism is. West and others have described Israel's treatment of Palestinians as apartheid.

It seems worth mentioning that West's critique of the apartheid in South Africa got him in hot water with ~Harvard~[1] many years ago...

[Edit 1] whoops, Yale. Guy's been at so many institutions I can't keep track... quoth Wikipedia,

Edit 2: I'm not here to debate this extremely flame-prone topic, just trying to satisfy a curious-sounding question

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leephillips4y ago

“West's critique of the apartheid in South Africa got him in hot water with Harvard many years ago”

That seems surprising. All I could find was when he got arrested at Yale during an anti-apartheid protest. Have a link?

leephillips4y ago

No question: Harvard, Yale, Princeton...

But I think it was as a student at Yale that he got arrested, and it was for protest activity. EDIT: Nope, not a student.

Thanks for the information; I’m also glad to stay clear of the flames, which are off-topic in any case.

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