With United Nations plutocrats on Summer vacation, a dearth of anti-Israel gatherings existed. As expected, the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies filled the void.
When Pinocchio lied, his nose grew almost as long as the title of the UCLA CNES seminar, “The Settler Colonial Paradigm: Debating Gershon Shafir’s ‘Land, Labor and the Origins of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ on its 25th Anniversary.” Geppetto’s star puppet was played by UCLA history professor Gabriel Pitterberg.
To see blood libel disguised as scholarship, check out FrontPage Mag and Campus Watch.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/eric-golub/no-debate-allowed-at-anti-israel-ucla-debate/
http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/13735
eric