Anti-Israel Israeli Professor Who Published L.A. Times Article To "Boycott Israel" Results In American Donor Protest

The Jewish Journal reports that "Neve Gordon, the Ben-Gurion University political science professor whose Aug. 20 op-ed in the Los Angeles Times titled 'Boycott Israel' described Israel as an 'apartheid state,' has drawn protests and threats of cutting off funding for the school by some U.S. donors. 'The whole thing could have serious repercussions,' said Philip Gomperts, Southwestern regional director for American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, a U.S. fundraising organization for the university. Gordon’s op-ed prompted multiple calls of protest to the school’s Los Angeles-based Southwestern regional office, which raises about $6.5 million annually. Fears donors would turn on the school grew after Haaretz reported that Los Angeles Jews were considering a boycott of the university, described in a letter Israel’s Los Angeles-based Consul General Jacob Dayan sent to Ben-Gurion President Rivka Carmi. Dayan wrote that donors who contacted him were 'unanimous in threatening to withhold donations.' In his column, Gordon, a tenured professor at Ben-Gurion, wrote that the 'most accurate way to describe Israel today is as an apartheid state…. the only way to counter the apartheid trend in Israel is through massive international pressure…. I consequently have decided to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement that was launched by Palestinian activists in July 2005 and has since garnered widespread support around the globe.'"

That an Israeli professor would spew such venom against Israel should come as no surprise. In a democracy, and in education system in Israel where the professor can achieve tenure while spouting his nonsense, there are bound to be nutters that stand with the enemy. I only fear that that those who may exposed to the indoctrination of Gordon will be wrongly influenced.

In America many fear the indoctrination of students on college campsuses. But in Israel where the indoctrination may be taking place to convince students as to what in effect pertains to the survival of the State of Israel and the nature of the enemy she faces. Gordon is not alone in his views, and in his ability to spread them among students in Israel. There are other academics in Israel, and this should be something that should worry Israelis and demant their response. Tweet