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30 Oct 2008 07:10 pm
More On Khalidi
A reader writes:
I took a graduate seminar with Khalidi here at Columbia and he is
writing letters of recommendation for my PhD applications. I can
unequivocally say that not only is Khalidi no anti-semite (a laughable
charge for anyone who actually knows him), he is undoubtedly one of the
most respected Middle East scholars in the field, and even derided as
being "too moderate" by many of my classmates. I encourage everyone who
suddenly feels empowered to belittle him to actually crack open one of
his books. Lastly, the thing about being a spokesperson for the
PLO is a pure fantasy. He was allowed to be an advisor at the Madrid
talks specifically because he wasn't part of the PLO (the US and Israel
refused to negotiate with them directly).
Khalidi's Wiki page is here. Evidence of his alleged anti-Semitism is very, very hard to find.
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