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Freedom of speech to criticize Israel and the U.S. is alive and well at Harvard and most other universities. Matory need not “tremble in fear” of anything except his pernicious opinions being rebutted in the marketplace of ideas. Alan M. Dershowitz is the Frankfurter Professor...
...proposed motion was a response to his perception of the current state of dialogue on the issue. Therefore, Matory’s motion is really a specific criticism regarding a controversial issue veiled by an appeal to the principle of free speech in general. As law professor Alan M. Dershowitz argued, Matory “is misusing freedom of speech and academic freedom to make an ideological argument.” Matory disingenuously couched his unpopular claim within a meaningless statement in favor of an ideal that virtually all faculty members would support. This is not the way that dialogue...
...professor Alan M. Dershowitz challenged Matory after his television appearance and Matory, ever an exemplar of the openness he so venerates, responded with the utmost maturity and aplomb. Dershowitz has said that when he asked Matory to prove that Summers had ever actually denied the rights of Palestinians, Matory flew into a rage, chastising Dershowitz for being an incompetent professor, unfit for teaching at a university like Harvard. This, surely, is the sort of “civil dialogue” that the Faculty ought to encourage. I wonder if the UC is looking for a new faculty advisor...
...motion because then there’s going to be a headline that says that this motion fails,” Rabin added, drawing chuckles from other professors. It had appeared before the meeting that debate over Matory’s proposal might be heated. Law Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, a vocal proponent of Israeli policy, told The Crimson via BlackBerry on Monday night that he planned to attend the meeting. Attendance is usually limited to members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and certain students. Before the meeting began, Dean of the Faculty Michael D. Smith said...
...Because Dershowitz is not a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, he will not be allowed to attend next week’s meeting unless invited. But he challenged Matory to debate the issue with him “on a level playing field...