born december american political scientist activist professor author primary fields research israeli palestinian conflict politics holocaust interest motivated experiences parents survivors graduate received political science princeton_university held faculty positions assistant professor highly publicized feud academic opponent tenure bid denied placed administrative leave academic year september announced resignation coming settlement university generally undisclosed terms official statement strongly defended decision deny tenure stated outside influence played role decision banned entering israel years taught turkey personal background education written jewish parents experiences world war mother grew warsaw survived concentration camp slave labor camps husband died war considered day liberation horrible day life realized parents siblings gone norman father active survivor concentration camp war met displaced persons camp austria emigrated united_states father factory worker mother later mother ardent parents died parents recalled saw world nazi holocaust soviet_union attributed defeat nazis anti soviet extremely harsh supported soviet_union approval creation stated jews earned right state thought israel sold soul west refused truck grew brooklyn new_york attended memoir recalls strong youthful identification outrage mother witness atrocities world war felt wrought united_states vietnam childhood friend recalls mother emotional investment left wing humanitarian causes bordering trait admits rendered talking vietnam war thou attitude time regrets regards absorption mother outlook refusal aside sense moral outrage order life virtue subsequently reading played important role passion bequeathed mother necessity maintaining intellectual completed undergraduate studies new_york studied paris deep admirer ardent devastated news trial gang event totally devastated led abandon received master degree political science later phd political studies princeton doctoral thesis gaining academic employment time social worker teenage new_york taught chicago spent summer guest palestinian families according new_york_times left teaching load salary reduced college administration enjoyed teaching hunter kicked school begging courses semester year hunter set conditions required spend days week thought unacceptable beginning doctoral thesis career marked controversy self described forensic scholar written sharply critical academic reviews prominent writers scholars accuses documentary record order defend israel policies practices writings dealt politically charged topics demographic history palestine allegations existence holocaust industry exploits memory holocaust israeli financial interests citing political activist example notes possible unite scholarly scathing moral outrage supporters detractors alike remarked style work content praised eminent historians described old fashioned communist sense value whatsoever states academic career time doctoral thesis examined claims time best selling book time history defense israel deals demographic history palestine demographic studies tended assert arab population ottoman controlled palestine majority turn century massive immigration radically challenged picture arguing substantial palestinian people descended immigrants arab countries early 19th century onwards followed readers picture native palestinian population overwhelmed jewish immigration little propaganda simultaneous waves immigration met relatively land time praised figures varied wrote jacket endorsement millions people world false history propaganda grateful clear account origins asserted book monumental hoax later opined book received widespread interest approval united_states scholarly demonstration aroused little attention end time received favorable notices united_states false notes chorus praise ran highly critical review small chicago based times published condensed version writer findings devoted series columns nation exposing hoax periodicals time favorably reviewed refused run critical correspondence new republic atlantic monthly commentary periodicals review book rejected manuscript subject little consequence village voice dissent single national newspaper columnist contacted found best selling praised study middle_east conflict hoax later warned follow going trouble going expose american intellectual community gang going like going destroy published review exchange critics review criticized assumptions evidence thesis relied lending independent support expert palestinian demographics doctoral critique house journal professor politics authority middle eastern politics later described critique time landmark essay victory credit demonstration scholarship book israeli historian later praised thesis saying established credentials doctoral student view produced case evidence proving book worthless according controversy surrounded research caused delay earning princeton_university wrote literally faculty read princeton eventually granted doctorate embarrassment princeton refused professional backing published portions thesis following publications palestine question strange case time chapter blaming victims scholarship palestinian question land people joan wilderness image chapter image reality israel palestine conflict published argues exploit memory holocaust ideological weapon purpose writes enable world formidable military powers human rights record cast victim state provide israel immunity criticism calls double gang seeking enormous legal damages financial settlements germany switzerland lawyers institutional actors involved actual holocaust survivors book received hostile reception quarters critics charging poorly researched allowed exploit purposes german historian edition trivial book appeals easily aroused anti semitic israeli holocaust historian called book stating research isn political literature don think reviewed legitimate book book harshly criticized professor university_of_chicago professor holocaust scholar said book expressed views substance found exploitation holocaust describes asked occasion analysis play hands neo nazis purposes replied use fashion afraid comes truth said openly regard consequences undesirable embarrassing critics claim evidence highly selective dubious arguments based history questionable use sources historian wrote swiss banks misconduct holocaust survivors depicts victims jewish terror based sentence important report annex ignored report body describes actions swiss banks inappropriate closing accounts failure adequate records criticism case israel shortly publication book case israel derided collection fraud nonsense debate democracy asserted lacked knowledge specific contents book claimed write book read noted instances pages book cites sources passages book largely sequence places instances errors concluded checked original sources contrary claims suggests copying quotations amounts copying ideas examining copy proof book managed obtain found evidence assistant check harvard library sources read book answered charge letter director arguing smoking gun quotation changed wording cite copy book public debate stated somebody borrowed quote going check said obviously charge insisted checked original source threatened libel action charges book consequence publisher deleted word text publication agreed remove suggestion true author case israel publisher said couldn document asserting consult original sources said simply accusing good scholarly practice citing references learned initially book denies ideas citation taking words claiming borrowed words anybody borrowed ideas anybody fundamentally disagree conclusions book case israel cites book explicitly denies relies conclusions data joint interview democracy cited specific passages book phrase says coined incorrectly attributed coins phrase says play listeners know phrase coined phrase book got confused massive occasions cite copy book page page uses phrase quote chair harvard know use phrase president defended understand charge claim words uses words quotes properly generally cites original sources etc complaint instead cited secondary source come emphasizes importance reuse materials important identify original source claims fair use helps avoid accusation precisely responding article nation cited claim quotes cited original sources secondary source believes correct found quotations book preferred method citation original source emphasizes reuse materials important identify original source helps avoid accusation cite source secondary source quoted generally discouraged responded quoting implies followed rules citing original opposed secondary source chicago original means merely origin borrowed material instance look second bit quote chicago separated preceding sentence point associate discovered passage cite source secondary source occurs page pages later material section titled taken quote left set bold quoted cite source secondary source quoted generally discouraged authors expected examined works cite original source unavailable original secondary source listed chicago clearly insisting went originals obliged cite demonstrated didn originals plus added time distortion language chicago guidelines separate discussions behalf dean asked harvard president investigate assertion charge april interview harvard crimson confirmed sent letter september faculty members lobbying tenure april editor chief ucla law review published analysis charges finding merit single charge concluding matters follow analysis concluded find way avoiding copied quotation time original source claimed interview given film american radical trials norman said don think jew jewish parents controversies tenure denial resignation september sent members law political science described academic sins especially outright lies lobbied professors alumni administrators deny tenure political science committee investigated accusations concluded based legitimate criticism department subsequently invited independent academics known expertise israel palestine conflict evaluate academic merit work came conclusion washington_post noted repeatedly accused holocaust charges proved mother survived concentration camp father survived concentration camp family died holocaust early voted zero favor giving tenure opposing faculty members subsequently filed minority report opposing tenure supported dean college stated opposed tenure personal reputation attacks holocaust authors inconsistent values examples argued lacked respect dignity individual rights hold express different intellectual positions amidst considerable public debate actively campaigned block tenure bid june vote faculty board affirmed university president denied tenure university denied criticized campaign tenure played decision time university denied tenure international studies assistant professor strong supporter despite unanimous support department dean stated engage civil attempts bar teaching students later affirmed right appeal university lawyer said possible council president said terribly concerned correct procedure followed faculty association considered taking confidence votes administrators including president tenure statement issued resignation called prolific scholar outstanding teacher expressed outrage compromise statement particular saying university traded truth peace june weeks protests students staged sit hunger strike support professors denied tenure sent letter university president stating entirely illegitimate university deny tenure professor fear published research hurt college reputation association explicitly rejected appropriate criterion evaluating faculty members interview professor author bounds academic freedom question palestine described tenure case significant academic freedom cases years claiming case demonstrated substantial pressure outside parties place mid tier religious institution perspectives advanced controversial scholar threaten dominant interests denied entry israel denied entry israel according unnamed security officials suspicions involving hostile elements lebanon accounting regard suspicions previously visited south lebanon met families lebanon war banned entering israel years questioned arrival ben airport near detained hours holding cell speaking israeli attorney placed flight amsterdam point origin interview stated best provide absolutely comprehensive answers questions confident hide suicide missions secret rendezvous terrorist organizations travelling visit friends stated interest visiting israel said banning entering country recalls behavior soviet countries reception books attempt examine works mainstream scholarship authors work targeted including work cited scholarship turn accused work quoting books according displays academic courage speak truth support place history writing history assured end proven right triumph albeit great cost peer review said impressive track record exposing american jewish scholarship arab israeli conflict praised sterling qualities famous originality spark meticulous attention detail intellectual integrity courage formidable forensic skills stated shared experience child holocaust survivors engaged research palestinian israeli conflict gave unique position comment according roy scholarship exceptional brilliance fields middle eastern studies political science work considered seminal doubt disciplines weaker norman power value scholarship character life work shaped largely entirely experience child survivors continues informed profound concern human dignity danger israeli newspaper stated difficult opinions preferences especially decided support meet fighters visit graves slain continued banned entering israel meetings constitute security risk film award winning documentary film life career released directed screened toronto hot national international venues received rating film review aggregator rotten_tomatoes year appeared hebrew documentary film award winning israeli filmmaker criticism criticism leveled angles sources responses work discussed book hitler willing criticized claimed scholarship burning political agenda written professor history university_of_chicago noted holocaust historian work says inspired strongly criticized work describing trash similarly book case israel response sparked ongoing feud claimed conspiracy scholars mode attack consistent target directs probe writings minute detail conclude writer didn actually write work hoax fraud arguing leveled charges academics calling distinguished jews sic thieves worse forth received attention attracted significant controversy maintained real issue israel human rights record israeli historian writing judged marred errors exploit holocaust profit politics filled precisely kind current media hype holocaust indifference historical facts inner contradictions politics dubious sense moral intellectual superiority like conspiracy theory contains grains truth like theory accused journalist torture palestinian prisoners service based statements book prisoners says admits personally sending prisoners says repeatedly condemned torture human rights reports referred allegation ridiculous laid hand anybody said principal role making sure prisoners fresh fruit characterized ridiculous figure accused lying purposely book statements israel sharp critic state israel discussing book israeli historian stated critique israel based amazing research read gone reports israeli groups human rights groups human rights watch peace reports evidence israeli sources order sustain critique israeli practices israeli violations human rights israeli house targeted palestinian cutting trees building wall security barrier illegal restrictions imposed forth find critique extremely detailed documented accurate telephone interview today stated think israel number commentators pointed insane state honest rest world wants peace europe wants peace wants peace state wants war war war week reports israeli press israel want ground forces preparing attacks iran reports planning attacks lebanon state asked son holocaust survivors felt israel operation replied long time felt emotional connection state israel brutally keeps vicious wars state russian writer described states telegraph israel computer feel emotion affinity state good friends families course want hurt said feel israel come sic hell state described obsessive anti filled hatred israel called anti said superficial term opposed state ethnic character israel advocate state solution israeli palestinian conflict expressed solidarity respect defensive actions alleging israel invaded lebanon signal rejection seeking diplomatic settlement israel condemned said israel refusal international law opinion international community settle conflict course happy meet people point view rarely heard united_states problem saying want express solidarity going sic don care political organization don know politics irrelevant don live lebanon choice want leaders want represent fundamental principle people right defend country foreign people right defend country invaders destroying country basic elementary question condemning targeting civilians achieve political goal stated believes right target israeli civilians long israel targeting civilians israel terrorist acts claims exists state israel regards military policy targeted killings second according record shows israel routinely targeted civilians killing israel kills civilians concludes argument human rights organizations rate effect difference killing civilians targeting civilians argued israel primary motivations launching offensive signaling wanted diplomatic settlement conflict june border believes joined international community seeking diplomatic settlement describes stance israel prior war peace offensive statements movement criticisms boycott sanctions movement stated think solidarity movement right tactics support said reach broad public explicit goal goal include recognition israel stated supports making point tactics goals february england stated launched attack movement saying cult cult tries pose human rights activists reality goal destroy israel stated movement successes like cult leaders pretend hugely successful reality general public rejects extreme views june appearance democracy elaborated criticisms movement problem movement tactic support course human rights organizations church organizations moved direction problem goal official movement claim neutral term want use question israel reach broad public question israel broad public wants know stand claim stand lose movement says language rights based organization based international law agree rights based international law international law clear read sentence opinion wall israel building sentence says look forward states palestinian state alongside israel peace neighbors law want past law ignore israel reach broad public cult pointless opinion time time know strong word hope won historically criminal time said difference listening shout want cares actually reach people possibility saying certainty saying probability possibility reach broad public careful words use careful political strategy map going real opportunity don want books method madness hidden story israel assaults books new_york old wine promised land books new_york knowing american jewish romance israel coming end books new_york isbn says resistance courage books new_york isbn israel license kill books new_york isbn time went far truth consequences invasion books new_york isbn anti abuse history isbn 2nd updated june isbn contains appendix written right wrong isbn nation trial thesis historical truth written isbn rise fall palestine personal account years minneapolis isbn image reality isbn jewish question jewish state essay theory thesis princeton_university articles chapters palestine question strange case time blaming victims scholarship palestinian question isbn chapter peace process peace panic palestinian march year personal account winter israel iraq double standard reflections palestinian attitudes gulf war sur état reflections responsibility state citizen arab israeli conflict peace process new left review securing occupation real meaning contributor politics anti isbn lessons holocaust compensation palestinian refugees right return isbn vol prospects ending occupation contributor conversations isbn camp david negotiations proved aborted peace process vol peace process palestinian rights israeli needs isbn works academic reviews books joseph holocaust consciousness vol autumn cole tim representing holocaust america mixed motives abuse public historian vol fall reviewed work image reality vol special issue honor spring reviewed work image reality israel palestine conflict vol ethnicity international relations july valuable new perspectives reviewed work image reality israel palestine conflict vol summer palestinian israeli 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