NEW McCARTHYIST QUOTES HIS MENTORS DIRECTLY

New McCarthyist quotes his mentors directly More Recent Articles Search MuzzleWatch New McCarthyist quotes his mentors directly It is amazing to me how little the script varies from muzzle attempt to muzzle attempt, but this recent example shows remarkable fealty to muzzling’s rich history.  Josef Olmert, brother of former Prime Minister Ehud, is concerned about the BDS movement’s rise and potential for even greater growth on US college campuses. So how does he express this concern? I possess a list of thousands of American academics calling for a boycott of Israel. The number of Jews among them is overwhelming. What’s next, Un-Jewish-American Activities hearings at every Hillel? In a threefer, Olmert manages to reproduce the paranoia of the  Old “I have here in my hand [a list of communists]” McCarthyism as well as its obsession with the number of Jews and State Department employees amongst its enemies. I have here in my hand a list of 205 . . . a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the BDS Movement and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. . . . Just kidding, that was actually Joe McCarthy, and I switched out the words “Communist Party.” Here’s Joe Olmert, Among students, anti-Israel sentiment is its strongest in Middle Eastern studies departments and research centers, decades ago hijacked by anti-Israel teachers. Frighteningly, present students and researchers are the future staffers of the U.S. State Department and the intelligence community. Clearly, the anti-Israel sentiment on campus is dangerous, Israel and her supporters cannot afford to lose this battle. All we need now if for him to say something homophobic and the history lesson will be complete. So how can we fight this BDS menace? To combat these forces, supporters on campus must do a better job at presenting Israel’s case with clear, straight, and concise facts. Rather like a teacher trainer lecturing about the importance of avoiding lecture, Olmert’s piece does not seem too heavy on facts. But I guess that sounds better than “hysterical innuendo, paranoid hyperbole, and guilt by association.” All this for a transparent movement whose members sign public petitions and have all night open debates on the issue! Olmert closes with the following battle call, On the eve of a new academic year, I make an urgent call to the pro-Israel community. Time is running out. Israel can win this war currently raging on the American campus, but for that to happen, Israel’s supporters must act quickly and decisively. My only question is: Who’s coming with me? My guess is, probably people unconcerned with civil liberties, human rights,  or academic freedom. I look forward to following this BDS-baiting further. –Jesse Bacon More Recent Articles Ali Abunimah “exposed” as smooth sophisticate by bigots How to be a Muzzler. New Israel Fund, itself a victim, considers (and rejects) some muzzling of its own. UPDATE: the muzzlers fail. “Anti-Zionists” scare volunteer soldier The BDS Movement: Now with Plasma TV’s.