Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Professor William Jacobson, 'The Case for Israel and Academic Freedom,' Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel (June 17, 2014)

Yesterday William posted the announcement, at Legal Insurrection, "If it’s Tuesday, it must be L.A."

I'm heading out right now to attend the lecture.

More from Mark Tapson, at FrontPage Magazine, "The Case for Israel and Academic Freedom":

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This Tuesday evening in Los Angeles, Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors is hosting Cornell law professor William A. Jacobson as he presents “The Case for Israel and Academic Freedom.” At the forefront of the fight against the American Studies Association (ASA) academic boycott of Israel, Jacobson will argue that the boycott is anti-educational, anti-peace, and based on misconceptions and omissions about the history and legality of the conflict.

Prof. Jacobson is the founder and publisher of two popular websites, Legal Insurrection and College Insurrection, which have covered the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement for years. He has been cited in major publications such as The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, Forbes, National Review, Commentary, and elsewhere. Through Legal Insurrection, Jacobson was instrumental in obtaining rejections of the academic boycott by over 250 University Presidents, and has filed a challenge to the ASA’s tax exempt status.

I asked him a few questions in advance of Tuesday’s event...
Keep reading.

And here's the event listing, at the Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors homepage, "EVENT: The Case for Israel and Academic Freedom | June 17, 2014."

Should be home tonight about 10:00 or 11:00pm, and blogging will resume.

Thanks everyone. Hope to see you there!

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