David Newman, Ben Gurion University Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities, joins UCLA Middle East history professor Gabriel Piterberg in the growing list of leftist, Israel-bashing academics accused of sexually harassing their female students (Steven Plaut is keeping a running tally). Newman once accused Campus Watch of engaging in “McCarthyism” while attacking Israeli activist group Im Tirtzu for turning “students into spies” by inviting them to share their experiences with the public (read our response here). In Newman’s case---and provided the allegations prove true---he obviously had something to hide.
