tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post3872125984212720349..comments2023-12-28T09:21:30.579-05:00Comments on Adam Holland: Opposition to Ilan Pappe, the new chairman of the History Department at Exeter UniversityAdam Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245468599571473818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post-55996657009868487032007-04-29T15:16:00.000-04:002007-04-29T15:16:00.000-04:00By your "logic", universities should hire professo...By your "logic", universities should hire professors who will misinform their students.<BR/><BR/>The problem with Pappe is that he is a doctrinaire opponent of Israel more than an advocate of responsible scholarship. He has actually stated that precision about facts is of no importance to him. That statement alone should raise red flags, regardless of your beliefs about Israel. For any academic, the facts should be of primary importance. Moreover, he has sought to exclude scholars who disagree with him from academic positions in Europe, while falsely portraying HIMSELF as the victim of blacklisting. Pappe's view of the world is that when a scholar differs with him, that's a limit on academic freedom, but when he seeks to prevent other scholars from working in European universities, that's just. Twisted view of things, isn't it?Adam Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245468599571473818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718120950252476804.post-48755025729388409332007-04-29T12:08:00.000-04:002007-04-29T12:08:00.000-04:00The article says that there are concerns about imp...The article says that there are concerns about impressionable minds being influenced by Ilan Pappe.<BR/>I would have thought that there should no concern about these impressionable minds if there was a compelling argument against Ilan Pappeās claims.straightchrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120966559660736323noreply@blogger.com