[Peace-discuss] [Peace] 11:30AM Tue Sep 9th: demonstration in support of Steven Salaita -- was: Upcoming campus-wide event

[Carl G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss]

This is a version of the why-single-out-Israel hasbara.

Or what Ron calls the what-about fallacy. ("What about Kilgore?!")


On Sep 6, 2014, at 6:43 PM, ya'aQov <yaaqovz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you!  let's see how this will pick up.
> YA’AQOV ziso   856-217 3456
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> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Carl G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
>> I call for supporting James Kilgore.
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 6, 2014, at 6:08 PM, ya'aQov <yaaqovz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Carl, with or without your approval of what's true, you fail to call for
>> supporting James Kilgore.
>> You and I may continue to address the Qatar focus elsewhere.
>> Notwithstanding, I will always insist that when you put your words and
>> opinions in my mouth, that you
>> remember that and not claim I have said those words.  But still, this is
>> about calling James Kilgore's discharge a breach of academic freedom, not
>> about you and me.
>> 
>> Again, this is about people's lives (Palestinians, Israelis, Salaita,
>> James), not only about your opinions.
>> 
>>