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Old 08-16-2007, 11:09 PM   #13
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I get the impression that academia is actually more pro-Palestinian than the average American.
You may be right but then why are these authors being boycotted by so many fine universities (the primary vehicle for their selling their book is to show up and lecture, etc.)? Probably the reason is money--donations--more than convictions. Pro-Israel folks probably donate a great deal more than pro-Palestinian folks.
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