“Jewish” profs sunk a job candidate at Harvard because he was Palestinian? This bit of anti-Semitism comes courtesy of Harvard grad students in Middle East studies, as reported today in the Harvard Independent by Aditiya Agrawal: “Sam [not his real name] alleges, in fact that there were several ‘well qualified tenure-track scholars’ who were turned away despite the gaping vacancies. He admits to hearing ‘unsubstantiated claims’ that one of the scholars may have been turned down because he was a Palestinian. ‘He expressed views disagreeing with Israel’s actions and one or more people on his committee were Jewish and did not agree with his views,’ he says.” Of course the claims are “unsubstantiated"; they’re the product of his bigoted imagination.
Winfield Myers is managing editor of the Middle East Forum and director of its Campus Watch project, which reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North American universities. He has taught world history and other topics at the University of Michigan, the University of Georgia, Tulane, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He was previously managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine and CEO of Democracy Project, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Myers has served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and is principal author and editor of a college guide, Choosing the Right College (1998, 2001). He was educated at the University of Georgia, Tulane, and the University of Michigan.
