Suppressing Diversity of Views on Palestine Issue

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"The self-proclaimed major promoters of HR 3077 are none other than Martin Kramer, an associate at Tel Aviv University’s Dayan Center and Daniel Pipes.."

By DR. JAMES J. ZOGBY

Four years ago, Arab-American leaders met with a prominent Democratic senator, who had sponsored and fought to pass legislation that called on the United Sates to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and was now rethinking his views.

During the conversation, the senator made a number of observations, some of which were quite revealing. In closing, for example, he observed, almost apologetically, that during the time he had spent in Israel, he had noted that there was a more vigorous debate over critical Middle East peace questions in the Israeli Knesset than there was in the US Congress.

This is, of course, a worrisome reality. There is so little debate in the Congress over issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. A handful of members in both houses of Congress press damaging, sometimes bizarre, but always one-sided legislation forward and only a small number of brave members will risk being heard in opposition.

Likewise, hearings called on matters relating to the Middle East, will usually feature a very “stacked deck” of witnesses, thereby limiting the diversity of views that are heard.

Suppressing Diversity of Views on Palestine Issue

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[Malikshah]

4. As someone who works in the field

I see the one-sidedness very vividly.

As for campus-watch-- they've changed their tactics from making the "black list" to a list of recommended profs.

Too many, as it goes, asked to be on the list.

Me-- if I were ever to have made the list, I would have preferred to earn my position.

As I focus on other issues, though, I guess I'd been "flying under the radar"

[Muddleoftheroad]

5. Yeah that pesky Congress

Always wanting to side with out democratic allies.

Sheesh.