BREAKING NEWS: Israel lobby descends on UC- Santa Barbara

Investigation of sociology professor is frontline in nationwide campaign to silence criticism against Israel on college campuses

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May 18, 2009
Contacts:  cdaf.ucsb@gmail.com.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Noam Chomsky is no newcomer to harassment by pro-Israel organizations.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) once compiled a 150-page dossier on the famous author and linguistics professor, apparently to find information it could use against him, Chomsky said in an interview in late April.

An ADL insider sent Chomsky the file, which included conversations, correspondence and other materials. Chomsky said it read like an FBI file.

“It’s hard to nail this stuff down in a court of law, but it’s clear they essentially have spies in classrooms who take notes and send them to the ADL and other organizations,” Chomsky said. “The groups then compile dossiers they can use to condemn, attack or remove faculty members. They’re like J. Edgar Hoover’s files. It’s kind of gutter stuff.”

Academic backlash grows against investigation of sociology professor

American Association of University Professors and other scholarly organizations weigh in on UCSB proceedings

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May 14, 2009
Contacts:  cdaf.ucsb@gmail.com.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The decision by the Academic Senate at the University of California at Santa Barbara to open a formal investigation into “anti-Semitism” charges against sociology professor William I. Robinson has garnered worldwide attention.

Print and broadcast media nationwide have published numerous stories about the issue, and the Associated Press released an article that appeared in most major papers in the U.S. and others countries.

At the same time, scholars and academic organizations worldwide have sent hundreds of letters to UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang and the Academic Senate condemning the investigation as a violation of academic freedom and demanding that it be dropped.

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