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...course, is the public face of the intifadah, a popular West Bank Fatah Secretary General who cut his political teeth in the streets of Ramallah and the prison cells of Israel during first intidafah (1987-1991) while Abbas and the rest of Arafat's inner circle plied the diplomatic circuit from their headquarters in far-off Tunisia. The fact of his imprisonment by Israel after being convicted of terrorism - he didn't bother to defend himself, dismissing not only the charges but the court's right to try him - has done nothing to diminish his allure on the streets...
...will the Dutchmen attempt to short circuit the Harvard power play...
...court ruling, which was handed down by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in Philadelphia, provides a much-needed safeguard for the First Amendment rights of private institutions to set their own policies and standards. The price of standing up for a principle, for refusing to bow under pressure and condone bigoted hiring practices, should not be millions of dollars in guaranteed federal funding. The 50 members of the HLS faculty—including HLS Dean Elena Kagan—who signed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit challenging the Solomon Amendment deserve praise...
After that ruling, a majority of the Harvard Law faculty filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Third Circuit to overturn Lifland’s decision...
Bloomberg Professor of Law Martha L. Minow, who spearheaded the filing of the friend-of-the-court brief in January, said that the Third Circuit panel did not use the Harvard faculty’s specific arguments in yesterday’s decision...