Comments on: Academics preaching BDS again

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:14:05 +0000

Wow, I have no affiliation or love for Israel but this BDS movement is basically a Westernized movement of ISIS, a group made up of idiots preaching and encouraging hate and violence before any commitment to mutual understanding or “liberation and freedom”.

By: Samuel Terry

Samuel Terry — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:52:30 +0000

In reply to Leon Poddebsky. Happily Leon, you raise the concept of colonisation. Palestinians could hardly be accused of "colonising", so you must have the Jews in mind?

By: Raymond Phillips

Raymond Phillips — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:52:48 +0000

So, what this so-called group of academics are saying they are anti-Semitic. They obviously don’t know anything about history. Furthermore it would appear they are supporting terrorists from the Gaza strip. Shame on these plebes. I would not want these academics setting the school curriculums.

By: Leon Poddebsky

Leon Poddebsky — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:40:45 +0000

‘”Palestinian'” rights”, like the right to deprive the Jews of their right to independence in their own state, and the right to live?

These academics sit on colonised Aboriginal land; maybe their campaign is intended to divert attention from this injustice.

By: Erica Edelman

Erica Edelman — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:07:46 +0000

Well said, MM Frid. They should ALL loose their jobs. Imagine these so-called academics in a position to teach their antisemitism on campuses around Australia. They are indeed breaching their position as educators and “out of the cupboard” must be seen by the heads of universities as ignorant, ill-informed, reckless and irresponsible, and thereby in NO POSITION to be instructing our young students. If these people really want to go in to “bat for the so=called underdog” then first learn the facts on the ground. They are making fools of themselves and living way too dangerously.

By: Liat Nagar

Liat Nagar — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:52:17 +0000

These Sydney academics are unbelievable! With all that’s happening in the world, they still want to put their time and energy into campaigning against Israel and make Israel taboo on all Australian university campuses. With narrow and bigoted minds such as these, you wouldn’t want them teaching your children.

By: Nita Jaye

Nita Jaye — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 07:34:44 +0000

Wertheim writes of the last BDS motion that it was defeated 64/56.
With those figures, it’s a shallow victory, and points to the need for Sydney academics to go back to school.

By: marta mikey frid

marta mikey frid — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:51:58 +0000

I would like to know of any of their scientific publications, besides the spewing of anti-Semitic attacks. As Eric Fromm wrote those who cannot create anything find pleasure in destroying those who can.