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American Jewish professor probed after comparing Israel to Nazis
By Cnaan Liphshiz and News Agencies
Tags: Gaza, Nazi, Jewish World 

A Jewish professor from California who is under review for disseminating material that equates Israelis to Nazis has petitioned other scholars to protest a probe of his actions, an Israel advocacy group has told Haaretz.

The University of California, Santa Barbara, is investigating allegations of improper conduct and anti-Semitism against Sociology professor William I. Robinson for sending an e-mail to 80 of his students in January that contained photos of Jews killed by the Nazis and similar photos of Palestinians killed in the recent Israeli offensive in Gaza.

The founder of the group whose members filed the complaint against Robinson, the U.S.-based Israel advocacy student group StandWithUs, told Haaretz that the e-mail used the terms "concentration camp" and "genocide" when referring to Gaza.
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"The bylaws of the school forbid using classrooms for as platforms for dogmas that have nothing whatsoever to do with the material being studied," StandWithUs founder Roz Rothstein from Los Angeles said while on a visit to Israel.

The complaint against Robinson was filed by two students. Lia Yaiger, one of the pair, is a graduate of StandWithUs' Emerson Fellowship program, which trains students in campuses in "response techniques" to anti-Israel efforts on campus.

In Robinson's petition - which Rothstein says has been sent out to "radical left-wing" professors - he argues that he was within his rights of academic freedom to challenge students with controversial topics, and that the process that the university has initiated is an attempt to silence him and infringes on his right to free speech.

The same email that Robinson sent already roused controversy in January, after a Norwegian diplomat serving in Saudi Arabia used her official mail from the foreign ministry to spread it to recipients.

The letter contains gory images of slain children said to have been killed in the Israeli attack on Hamas in Gaza, juxtaposed with photos of Holocaust victims in seemingly correlating situations.

One photo showed the charred remains of casualties from Gaza next to burned bodies from a Nazi death camp. Others showed Arab children behind fences next to Jewish children in ghettos, and Israeli troops next to Nazi Wehrmacht soldiers.


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      1.   A Jewish Professor Investigated for antisemitism 17:02  |  Bandar Michaels 01/11/09
      2.   racism 17:02  |  Shamuel 01/11/09
      3.   This is Scary 17:02  |  Daniel 01/11/09
      4.   Freedom of speech 17:02  |  Lloyd 01/11/09
      5.   Call him anti-semitic and suppress his speech 17:02  |  Ari 01/11/09
      6.   Daniel, its scary when people who are . . . 17:02  |  Zev Davis 01/11/09
      7.   Tenure 17:02  |  Tom 01/11/09
      8.   Most of all, where`s the beef? 17:02  |  BBSNews 01/11/09
      9.   So today 17:02  |  Han Le 01/11/09
      10.   #1 - Bandar Michaels 17:02  |  Daniel 01/11/09
      11.   intellectual idiots teaching in universities is amajor problem 17:02  |  v hardman 01/11/09
      12.   SANTA bARBARA 17:02  |  yuval 01/11/09
      13.   to ari 17:02  |  james phillips 01/11/09
      14.   HE HAS THE RIGHT 17:02  |  Ed 01/11/09
      15.   HE HAS THE RIGHT 17:02  |  Ed 01/11/09
      16.   #13 James 17:02  |  yosi 01/11/09
      17.   If the shoe fits... 17:02  |  W 01/11/09
      18.   What I find scary 17:02  |  Chris Linthwaite 01/11/09
      19.   distorting the holocaust 17:02  |  zvi 01/11/09
      20.   A rhetorical point 17:02  |  Civil Discourse 01/11/09
      21.   Well, this Jew-boy professor is a cool guy - 17:01  |  msh 01/11/09
      22.   Not freedom of speech when your a professor 17:01  |  Zion22 01/11/09
      23.   Bravo for StandWithUS 17:01  |  bronxite10 01/11/09
      24.   UC Santa Barbara 17:01  |  Marc 01/11/09
      25.   Yosi, you are missing the point 17:01  |  Justin Thurst 01/11/09
      26.   It`s not like this, even in Israel 17:01  |  Aabi 01/11/09
      27.   its california, la, la land home of the left , left wing and self 17:01  |  Steve -nyc 01/11/09
      28.   Yuval 17:01  |  Connie 01/11/09
      29.   american proffesor 17:01  |  davitz 01/11/09
      30.   A Rhetorical point reconsidered 17:01  |  Civil Discourse 01/11/09
      31.   B.MICHAELS where does the article mention antisemitism?? 17:01  |  PETER SM 01/11/09
      32.   #19 - MSH - Typical 17:01  |  Daniel 01/11/09
      33.   Media has used pictures of Pal children killed in "work accident" 17:01  |  PETER SM 01/11/09
      34.   data and petition 17:01  |  ybal 01/11/09
      35.   BBS THE beef is Jews were not trying to obliterate Germany.Nor 17:01  |  PETER SM 01/11/09
      36.   neutered the term 17:01  |  epf 01/11/09
      37.   God Bless America and This Professor too! 17:01  |  Monitor 01/11/09
      38.   Comparison 17:01  |  American Guy 01/11/09
      39.   The US is not the lapdog of a foreign government 17:01  |  Dan 01/11/09
      40.   Connie-your post to Yuval was compelling in its simplicity. 17:01  |  Stephen in New York 01/11/09
      41.   #26 Peter SM 17:01  |  John E. Smoke 01/11/09
      42.   Punk who should lose his job 17:01  |  Michael 01/11/09
      43.   Connie 17:01  |  yuval 01/11/09
      44.   he is jewish! 17:01  |  joshua 01/11/09
      45.   Pardon me, guys `n` girls..... 17:01  |  Johnboy 01/11/09
      46.   It isn`t scary and freedom of speech is moot 17:01  |  Paul Freedman 01/11/09
      47.   #15--wear your own shoes 17:01  |  Paul Freedman 01/11/09
      48.   Daniel 17:01  |  Brad 01/11/09
      49.   Some people are so desperste for approval it`s sickening 17:01  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 01/11/09
      50.   OIL SULTANS FINANCE 90% OF ANTI-ISRAEL PROPAGANDA IN UNIVERSITIES 17:01  |  david 01/11/09
      51.   Double Standard at Play here 17:01  |  Milo 01/11/09
      52.   Universities are bastions for 17:01  |  Lola 01/11/09
      53.   Brad 17:01  |  Taco Delmar 01/11/09
      54.   amen to #36 17:01  |  albert 01/11/09
      55.   to ari 17:01  |  Reuven 01/11/09
      56.   Connie--Wow please read a book 17:01  |  Taco Delmar 01/11/09
      57.   To " A rethorical point" 17:01  |  i-Care 01/11/09
      58.   To Justin 17:01  |  i-Care 01/11/09
      59.   To Yuval 17:01  |  Reuven 01/11/09
      60.   Stephen in new york 17:01  |  Connie 01/11/09
      61.   yuval 17:01  |  Connie 01/11/09
      62.   NO! You can`t touch Israel 17:01  |  Westwell 01/11/09
      63.   John E. Smoke my mistake 17:01  |  PETER SM 01/11/09
      64.   Would someone be probed for comparing "Vietnam"...... 17:01  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/11/09
      65.   I have seen the pictures 17:01  |  Palestinians 01/11/09
      66.   Robinson was engaged neither in serious inquiry nor free speech 17:01  |  Raymond in DC 01/11/09
      67.   Hypocrisy. Israel calls ITS enemies Nazis all the time. 17:01  |  Michael 01/11/09
      68.   R.I.D.I.C.U.L.O.U.S !!! 17:01  |  just facts 01/11/09
      69.   comparing the worst to the worst 17:01  |  Dror 01/11/09
      70.   Sack any academic who calls Ahmedinejad the new Hitler? 17:01  |  Michael 01/11/09
      71.   Photos are all over the world 17:01  |  Marilyn 01/11/09
      72.   do any of you understand what the term `anti-Semitism` means? 17:01  |  Justin 01/11/09
      73.   Where Connie is on a thread, my presence is utterly inutile... 17:01  |  S 01/11/09
      74.   The real issue: Instruction or Indoctrination? 17:01  |  Simha 01/11/09
      75.   Why to mix the things? 17:01  |  Enrico 01/11/09
      76.   The thought police in action again 17:01  |  Mike Friedman 01/11/09
      77.   It is time to fight these Zealots who use the Academy as platform 17:01  |  AA 01/11/09
      78.   not anti-semitic 17:01  |  Jack 01/11/09
      79.   Nazis versus Israelis 17:01  |  BerlinWall 01/11/09
      80.   Anyone who knows some Jewish history has met dozens of Robinsons 17:01  |  Nemesis 01/11/09
      81.   Jack 17:01  |  Sarah 01/11/09
      82.   Question IS , is Mr Robinson reporting the TRUTH? 17:01  |  Ari 01/11/09
      83.   Is eliminating student disssent upfront freedom of speech? 17:01  |  Simha 01/11/09
      84.   #72 Mike Friedman 17:01  |  Sarah 01/11/09
      85.   If people don`t like what this professor 17:01  |  Chris Linthwaite 01/11/09
      86.   Zev Davis 17:01  |  Stephen Connor 01/11/09
      87.   may be an inaccurate analogy but 17:01  |  T A Sheppard 01/11/09
      88.   zionism 17:01  |  Bill 01/11/09
      89.   UCSB, my alma mater 17:01  |  dave 01/11/09
      90.   Gaza, a concentration camp? 17:01  |  Emil 01/11/09
      91.   # 87 - Dave 17:01  |  Daniel 01/11/09
      92.   Taco head #54- go read history 17:01  |  Yariv 01/11/09
      93.   Don`t Probe Him; Excommunicate Him Instead 17:01  |  Jeff Northridge 01/11/09
      94.   The famous e-mail 17:01  |  Colin Wright 01/11/09
      95.   Truth hurts 17:01  |  Rimon 01/11/09
      96.   Yariv 17:01  |  Connie 01/11/09
      97.   Who is a jew? 17:01  |  salty 01/11/09
      98.   Yariv, Connie misunderstands my position. 17:01  |  Stephen in New York 01/11/09
      99.   Taco 54- `56 & `67 War- your take is incomplete 17:01  |  Stephen in New York 01/11/09
      100.   robinson`s actions are out of line 17:01  |  leucippe 01/11/09
      101.   american jewish professor 17:01  |  steve 01/11/09
      102.   Legality 17:01  |  Daniel W 01/11/09
      103.   steve # 98 In Accordance With UNSCR 242 17:01  |  Jeff Northridge 01/11/09
      104.   Why is everyone freaking out about this? 17:01  |  Student 01/11/09
      105.   he has not denied the Holocaust 17:01  |  Jack 01/11/09
      106.   You guys are way past sick! 17:01  |  An enraged bystander 01/11/09
      107.   Colin, here`s the full email in question... 2nd try... 17:01  |  BBSNews 01/11/09
      108.   Pity 17:01  |  FJK 01/11/09
      109.   JFK in your face, moderator 2nd try 17:01  |  john spear Canadian 01/11/09
      110.   good example 17:01  |  Nechama 01/11/09
      111.   Liberals confuse free speech with free market 17:01  |  Israeli citizen 01/11/09
      112.   American Jewish professor probed after comparing Israel to Nazis 17:01  |  Tunde Bello 01/11/09
      113.   I Looked This Guy Up 17:01  |  Jeff Northridge 01/11/09
      114.   john spear Canadian, what is your problem? 17:01  |  Bruce 01/11/09
      115.   Typical liberal 17:01  |  steve 01/11/09
      116.   opinion 17:01  |  oz 01/11/09
      117.   #83 17:01  |  oz 01/11/09
      118.   BENews and beef 17:01  |  Stephen in New York 01/11/09
      119.   # 8 17:01  |  OZ 01/11/09
      120.   BSNews on Warsaw Ghetto 17:01  |  Stephen in New York 01/11/09
      121.   Prof. William I. Robinson a `faked` Marxist 17:01  |  arik 01/11/09
      122.   odious comparing 17:01  |  sweis 01/11/09
      123.   You`re right #33 (Peter SM) 17:01  |  Czar 01/11/09
      124.   Too Many Of These Lunatics In Academia 17:01  |  UsedToPostHere 01/11/09
      125.   RIGHT FIRST TIME SALTY@95 17:01  |  KATHY 01/11/09
      126.   Jeff Northridge..You must be thinking of the Catholic Church eh? 17:01  |  KATHY 01/11/09
      127.   The petition 17:01  |  Colin Wright 01/11/09
      128.   Colin 17:01  |  Kim 01/11/09
      129.   American?? professor 17:01  |  Hilda 01/11/09
      130.   To Jeff Northridge.Perhaps you are thinking of theCatholic Church 17:01  |  Whiskey 01/11/09
      131.   To BBS news #105 `Colin, here`s the e-mail...` 17:01  |  Colin Wright 01/11/09
      132.   To Jeff Northridge..IF ISRAEL IS GUILTY IT IS BECAUSE.. 17:01  |  KATHY 01/11/09
      133.   American Jewish Professor has it right. 17:01  |  John 01/11/09
      134.   Salty..I sent you a response,not out.YOU ARE CORRECT.Briefly put. 17:01  |  KATHY 01/11/09
      135.   KATHY # 123 Oh, Yeah? It`s Called "Herem" In Judaism 17:01  |  Jeff Northridge 01/11/09
      136.   #111 Jeff Northridge 17:01  |  Chris Linthwaite 01/11/09
      137.   Anti semitism 17:01  |  sam 01/11/09
      138.   psychology, not politics 17:01  |  Schtarker Yid 01/11/09
      139.   Professor 17:01  |  The Teacher/Instruct 01/11/09
      140.   To You Oz:Slings and Arrows On My Lovely ISRAEL! 17:01  |  JUST ME 01/11/09
      141.   Kim the link does work--nice try but your link is a fake. 17:01  |  Labhras 01/11/09
      142.   I wonder 17:01  |  Gene 01/11/09
      143.   This is a sick person, how can he be a professor? 17:01  |  Johnny 01/11/09
      144.   Bruce from NJ... again try (3rd) 17:01  |  john spear Canadian 01/11/09
      145.   money talks.. 17:01  |  Circassian 01/11/09
      146.   Meretz school rooting abroad! 17:01  |  UlfT 01/11/09
      147.   Mr. Northridge, funny you should mention it . . . 17:01  |  Zev Davis 01/11/09
      148.   Labhras 17:01  |  Kim 01/11/09
      149.   # 132 JUST ME 17:01  |  The Teacher/Instruct 01/11/09
      150.   To UsedToPostHere..From yesterday.sent you one:YES,Your... 17:01  |  KATHY 01/11/09
      151.   Hello Jeff.N #127..That was then,this is now. 17:01  |  Kathy 01/11/09
      152.   # 132 JUST ME 17:01  |  The Teacher/Instruct 01/11/09
      153.   Kathy 17:01  |  Kim 01/11/09
      154.   Kathy 17:01  |  Kim 01/11/09
      155.   Valid comparisons--lessons welllearned 17:01  |  American in NY 01/11/09
      156.   Why isn`t this easily manipulated professor outraged about a 17:01  |  ks 01/11/09
      157.   To The Teacher/Instruct..Thanks and...??? 17:01  |  JUST ME 01/11/09
      158.   # 148 JUST ME 17:01  |  The Teacher/Instruct 01/11/09
      159.   re:KATHY 17:01  |  UsedToPostHere 01/11/09
      160.   Stephen, one Hammas is at war with the . . . 17:01  |  Zev Davis 01/11/09
      161.   The Global Anti-Semitism Report: The organized Jewish community o 17:01  |  Tim 01/11/09
      162.   holocaust was 1933 to 1945 17:01  |  professor of history 01/11/09
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