Word: dershowitz
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...rancorous event that often challenged the moderator’s ability to keep control and drew strong reactions from the overflow crowd, Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz debated MIT linguistics professor Noam Chomsky on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict last night.The debate at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, which touched on issues such as the contiguity of a future Palestinian state and Israel’s commitment to peace, was highly confrontational. Dershowitz accused Chomsky of living on a fictional “Planet Chomsky” and Chomsky claimed that Dershowitz had misrepresented his views...
...Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz...
...lighthearted roast that included testimonials from singer Carly Simon, President Bill Clinton and “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David, the Jewish National Fund honored Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz for his legal acumen and “unshakable” advocacy for Israel. In a video prepared for the event last Thursday, David kicked off the ceremony by recounting a Martha’s Vineyard poker party last summer in which Dershowitz was unable to distinguish between a straight and a flush. “I’m sorry to burst your bubble...
...Israeli Air Force (IAF) dissenters and his scrambling to meet with Israeli government officials. According to a Nov. 18, 2003 article in the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronoth, after a group of reserve pilots in the IAF declared in a public letter their refusal to participate in future political liquidations, Dershowitz objected to the pilots’ letter and was heading for Israel to persuade Israeli pilots of the legality and morality of the targeted killing operations. In addition, seeking to meet with the commanders of the IAF, he planned to discuss with them ways of dealing with the pilots?...
...voiced and judged in a true marketplace of ideas. Justice for Palestine, a student group at Harvard Law School (HLS), invited controversial DePaul University Professor Norman G. Finkelstein to speak at HLS last Thursday. Finkelstein, who in his latest book Beyond Chutzpah accused Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz of plagiarism in A Case for Israel, was clearly invited with the intention to spark debate. Although contentious, we disagree with HLS’ newspaper, The Record, that Justice for Palestine should have never invited Finkelstein simply because they feel his work violates “a consistent standard...