by achrilock
education
| https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/08/israeli-diplomat-bard-college-apartheid-debate | Israeli diplomat pressured US college to drop course on ‘apartheid’ debate |
[…] “The course was designed and taught by Nathan Thrall, a Jewish American writer and researcher who lives in Jerusalem.
“The Israeli consulate contacted Bard and said they would like the course to be cancelled. There was mention of the IHRA definition of antisemitism which is the standard means of attempting to silence criticism of Israel,” said Thrall.
“When the consul spoke to Bard they explicitly said that we fear that if we do not make an example out of this class then classes like this are going to sprout like mushrooms all over the US.””