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...long denied the right of Israel to exist," and is "known for anti-Zionism bordering on Anti-Semitism." The first claim is dead wrong; the second is libelous. Chomsky has long called for a Palestinian state alongside Israel. This is the position of most of the world, a growing number of U.S. Jews and of the Israeli peace movement. Chomsky opposes Israeli policies, many based on mainstream Zionism (not the Zionism of Martin Buber and Albert Einstein), which deny Palestinians basic human and national rights. Chomsky believes in a single standard, condemning anti-Arab racism as well as anti-Semitism...
...Cerasoli] thought it would be unfortunate to have the speaker judged simply on the fact that he could not persuade his chair to vote with him on the tax increase," said the aide. "He has set a standard that a number of others are going to have to consider...
Although few of them would admit it, a large number of American Jews hold these opinions. Until recently, these people, whom I call "the Zealots," were not readily distinguishable from the more moderate supporters of Israel...
Harvard officials yesterday said they were not surprised by the University's national ranking. But several expressed hope that the number of foreign students would soon rise as a result of the internationalization effort...
Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence saidadministrators are discussing whether to increasethe number of foreign students at the College by3.5 percent of the total enrollment. He emphasizedthat such a program would have to be implementedgradually...