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Israelis Need Not Apply
Wall Street Journal Online ^ | July 8, 2002

Posted on 07/08/2002 12:58:21 PM PDT by Inkie

Edited on 04/23/2004 12:04:38 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Some European academics, outraged that Jews would defend themselves against terrorism, have been calling for a boycott of their Israeli counterparts, but Mona Baker of Britain's University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology is actually doing something about it. She fired a pair of Israeli scholars from the academic journals she owns simply because they are Israelis.


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I guess it would be OK if they were Arab terrorists, though.
1 posted on 07/08/2002 12:58:21 PM PDT by Inkie
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To: Inkie
There is a growing disconnect between Europe/UK and America on the Middle East. It will get worse before it gets better. For instance, US vs Iraq. If an attack on Iraq is executed by the US, will these anti-Israel feelings in Europe make the job of attacking Iraq more difficult?
2 posted on 07/08/2002 1:02:28 PM PDT by CecilRhodesGhost
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To: Inkie
I wonder if she ever fired Soviets.
3 posted on 07/08/2002 1:05:33 PM PDT by Illbay
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To: CecilRhodesGhost
I hear that France is dead set against it.
4 posted on 07/08/2002 1:06:33 PM PDT by Illbay
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To: Inkie
The article doesn't mention the fact that Mona Baker is Egyptian.
5 posted on 07/08/2002 1:06:36 PM PDT by Ziva
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To: Ziva
Thanks for that info. Explains a lot.
6 posted on 07/08/2002 1:08:02 PM PDT by Inkie
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To: Illbay
You heard that France is against the planned US attack on Iraq? Is that news?
7 posted on 07/08/2002 1:10:58 PM PDT by CecilRhodesGhost
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To: *Academia list
Index Bump
8 posted on 07/08/2002 1:13:48 PM PDT by Free the USA
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To: Ziva
Arabs will always be Arabs.
Quite frankly I can't think of any real Brit who would do such an idiotic and racist thing.
How about firing all Egyptians working in the US because of 911 and the recent attack? It would be more justifyied than this.
9 posted on 07/08/2002 1:36:34 PM PDT by Un669
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To: Inkie
She's in good company with her fellow Nazis who purged all the Jews from German university faculties in the early 30's.
11 posted on 07/08/2002 2:00:25 PM PDT by Argus
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To: Inkie
She fired a pair of Israeli scholars from the academic journals she owns

Huh? I've never heard of a legitimate academic journal which was personally owned by an individual. If these Israelis were working for this woman's personal rags, which have no editorial and managerial oversight by a university or by an academic or professional organization, then they're as nutty as she is.

12 posted on 07/08/2002 2:17:37 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: Inkie; All
See also Fury as academics are sacked for being Israeli, and The silence of the dons.
13 posted on 07/08/2002 2:21:15 PM PDT by dighton
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To: Ziva
How do you know this?
14 posted on 07/08/2002 3:22:39 PM PDT by liberallarry
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To: CecilRhodesGhost
I was going for "dry wit."
15 posted on 07/08/2002 3:39:12 PM PDT by Illbay
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To: liberallarry
See the first link in post #13. It has many details about Mona Baker, but you can get to the right post at http://www.freerepublic.com/fo cus/news/711888/posts#18
16 posted on 07/08/2002 7:58:22 PM PDT by Ziva
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