Recently, the American Studies Association became a "black swan" - it voted to protest Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinian people with a boycott towards Israeli academic institutions. The consequences soon set in. My alma mater went as far as to issue a mass-mailing to all current and former students voicing "strong opposition to the boycott". Likewise, page after page has popped up on Google from leading sources of power and authority. Not surprisingly, there is a general failure to consider the ASA's arguments in almost every article.
So, in lieu of this effort to push aside the facts and flood the internet with virulent condemnation, I would like to use this small corner in cyberspace to show some support for the ASA's decision to raise awareness of the Palestinians' state of affairs. I encourage the public to consider the ASA's arguments and think about the value of free speech and true democracy, as opposed to the "value" of an oligarchy led by powerful elites who try to crush free speech and encourage silence. Here are a few points to consider:
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2014/02/israels-wall-and-settlements-colonies.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2012/07/israel-to-build-concentration-camps.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2012/07/israeli-persecution-forces-christians.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/06/israeli-calls-muslims-penis-and.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2014/02/concerns-and-recommendations-for-israel.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2010/09/book-burning-in-israel.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2010/08/declassified-massive-israeli.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/06/power-of-words-and-path-to-totalitarian.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/05/us-man-who-gave-secrets-to-israel.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2010/05/will-your-taxes-fund-israels-new-200.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2010/05/israel-has-nukes-tried-to-sell-them-to.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2010/04/israels-big-and-small-apartheids.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/09/civil-servant-fined-disgraced-and.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-israeli-and-jewish-double.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/09/do-you-know-about-camera.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/06/religious-tolerance-in-israel-how-about.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/06/power-of-words-and-path-to-totalitarian.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/06/ouch.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/05/blog-post.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/03/explain-this-one.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-york-times-collapses-to-zionist.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-history-repeating-itself-and-us.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2008/11/jews-to-lead-ranks-of-new-commie.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2008/04/obama-courts-jewish-lobby-but-can-pro.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2008/04/launch-of-new-left-leaning-jewish.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2007/11/double-standards-in-israels-new.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2007/09/zero-tolerance-for-terrorists.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2007/07/adl-only-in-context-that-we-approve.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2008/07/secret-to-israels-power.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2007/06/starbucks-and-israel.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2014/01/another-jew-talks-about-replacing-white.html
https://armedwithknowledge.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-bout-some-more-money-for-israel-and.htm
