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...guide on the table, the Faculty’s dithering becomes all the more irresponsible. We encourage the Faculty to stop wasting the time of both its own members and of the students it governs, and to move forward on projects that actually matter. The debate over Professor Matory??s free speech motion is by its very nature suffused with bad feelings and suspicion of ulterior motives on both sides, and has brought out the worst in both its supporters and detractors. It is likely a good thing that most of the country has not found out that...
...that motion was postponed indefinitely yesterday, the debate continued between Matory and Dershowitz over Harvard’s handling of issues that concern Israel and Palestine. Dershowitz, who told a colleague before the meeting, “I’m here to be silent,” challenged Matory??s characterization of his work relating to the Middle East. Dershowitz told the professors that a research assistant had identified 54 events held at Harvard with anti-Israel perspectives since the death of Yasser Arafat in 2004. “There simply is no problem about free speech...
...faculty must reject Matory??s motion when it comes to a vote next month. The motion is not about protecting free speech, but privileging anti-Israel criticism, justified or not. In most Middle Eastern countries, the only permitted form of protest is criticism of Israel. Harvard must not allow itself to become the Western outpost of this false freedom...
...Matory??s motion received support from other paragons of political correctness, who are well-known for their advocacy of censorship of the “offensive” speech of others, but who are now complaining that there’s not enough free speech for them at Harvard...
...would have you believe. Matory, who has previously complained about academia’s pro-Israel bias, introduced a motion at last week’s Faculty meeting calling on FAS to reaffirm its commitment to free speech and tolerance of minority views. The Faculty, however, seeing through Matory??s ploy, decided to table the resolution (a sufficient quorum was not present to defeat the proposal). Free speech is necessary component of free society. But Matory??s resolution in favor of “civil dialogue” isn’t really about free speech...