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− | '''Scholars for Peace in the Middle East''' (SPME) is a | + | '''Scholars for Peace in the Middle East''' (SPME) is a Zionist organization of academics created in 2003, whose main aim is to undermine calls for an academic boycott of Israel.<ref name="SPME">SPME [http://spme.net/ Homepage], Revision Adopted and Approved by The SPME Board of Directors, June 5, 2008, accessed 15 September 2010</ref> |
==Orientation== | ==Orientation== | ||
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==Principals== | ==Principals== | ||
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− | *[[Edward S. Beck]] | + | ==Directors== |
− | *[[ | + | ===Circa May 2009=== |
− | *[[ | + | Source: <ref>[http://www.spme.net/board.html Directors], Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, accessed May 14, 2009.</ref> |
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− | *[[ | + | *[[Edward S. Beck]] - Walden University; Co-Founder and President- Emeritus, USA (2002- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Samuel M. Edelman]] - California State University-Chico; Executive Director (2009-Present) (Non-voting, ex-officio board member) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Judith S. Jacobson]] - Columbia University; Co-Founder and Vice-President for Internal Relations (2002- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Rabbi Peter Haas]] - Case Western Reserve University, USA; Vice President for External Relations (2003- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Ruth Lichtenberg-Contreras]] - Secretary, Austria (2002- Present) |
− | * | + | *[[Leila Beckwith]] - University of Southern California-Los Angeles (UCLA); Treasurer (2006-Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Philip Carl Salzman]] - McGill University, Canada; SPME Conference Coordinator (2003- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Jonathan Adelman]] - University of Denver, USA (2005- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Steven Albert]] - University of Pittsburgh, USA (2005- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Brigitte Bailer]] - Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance (DOEW) (2007- Present) |
− | *[[Efraim Karsh]] | + | *[[John R. Cohn]] - Thomas Jefferson University, USA (2005- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Stanley Dubinsky]] - University of South Carolina, USA (2002- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Awi Federgruen]] - Columbia University (2007 - Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Rev. India E. Garnett]] - United Church of Christ, PA (2002- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Efraim Karsh]] - Kings College, University of London, UK (2002- Present) |
− | * | + | *[[Matthias Kuentzel]] - Political Scientist and Author, Hamburg, Germany (2006- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Richard Landes]] - Boston University, USA (2003- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[G.S. Don Morris]] - Wingate Institute - IL, California Polytechnic Institute-Pomona, USA (2004- Present) |
− | *[[Peter Gomori]] | + | *[[Donna Robinson Divine]] - Smith College, USA (2005- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Barry Rubin]] - Interdisciplinary Center and GLORIA Center (2007- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Ernest Sternberg]] - University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA (2006- Present) |
− | *[[ | + | ===Former Directors, Circa May 2009=== |
− | *[[ | + | |
− | *[[ | + | |
− | *[[ | + | *[[Phyllis Chesler]] - City University of New York Staten Island; Professor Emerita, USA (2005- 2007) |
+ | *[[David Goldman]] - Amper, Mattia and Politziner, CPA's Inc., Edison NJ (2002-2003) | ||
+ | *[[Peter Gomori]] - St. Francis College, NYC, USA (2002-2004) | ||
+ | *[[Patricia Jennings]] - University of California- Davis; Candidate, USA (2002-2004) | ||
+ | *[[Frederick Krantz]] - Concordia University Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, Canada (2003) | ||
+ | *[[Charles Isbell]] - Louisiana State University, USA (2002-2003) | ||
+ | *[[Moshe Maoz]] - Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2002-2003) | ||
+ | *[[Daniel Pipes]] - Middle East Forum, USA (2002-2003) | ||
+ | *[[Nidra Poller]] - Writer/Translator, France (2002 - 2006) | ||
+ | *[[Yigal Levin]] - Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2003-2004) | ||
+ | *[[Allan Lipton]] - Penn State College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, USA (2003 - 2006) | ||
+ | *[[Ilana Rosansky]] - Salem State University, Temple Shalom, Salem MA, USA (2003-2004) | ||
+ | *[[Gerald Steinberg]] - Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2002- 2007) | ||
+ | *[[Laurie Zoloth]] - Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA (2003-2006) <ref>[http://www.spme.net/board.html Directors], Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, accessed May 14, 2009.</ref> | ||
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===Staff=== | ===Staff=== | ||
*[[David Ben Avraham]] – Webmaster | *[[David Ben Avraham]] – Webmaster | ||
*[[Jessica R. Smith]] – Senior Administrative Assistant | *[[Jessica R. Smith]] – Senior Administrative Assistant | ||
*[[Gabriella Diamond]] – Development Specialist | *[[Gabriella Diamond]] – Development Specialist | ||
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==Contact, References and Resources== | ==Contact, References and Resources== | ||
===Contact=== | ===Contact=== | ||
Website: [http://www.spme.net/aboutus.html www.spme.net] | Website: [http://www.spme.net/aboutus.html www.spme.net] | ||
===Resources=== | ===Resources=== | ||
+ | *[[Louis Proyect]], "[http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/correspondence-with-a-zionist/ Correspondence with a Zionist]", ''The Unrepentant Marxist'', May 13, 2009. | ||
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===References=== | ===References=== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Academic Freedom]] | [[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Academic Freedom]] |
Revision as of 08:00, 27 May 2024
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is a Zionist organization of academics created in 2003, whose main aim is to undermine calls for an academic boycott of Israel.[1]
Contents
Orientation
SPME supports 'a world in which Israel exists as a sovereign Jewish state within secure borders'[1] - a position which privileges some Israeli citizens over others.
SPME argues that 'academic discourse is increasingly influenced by ideological distortions, politically biased scholarship, and agenda-driven speakers who demonize Israel and Zionism as bearing full responsibility for the Middle-East conflict. Such indoctrination violates academic traditions of scholarly integrity and degrades the academic enterprise. It poisons debate about the Middle East, inflames hatred of Israel, spreads anti-Semitism, incites anti-Israeli militancy, and serves to excuse or tolerate terrorist attacks and genocidal threats against Israel. Anti-Israel slanders exacerbate conflict and undermine prospects for peace.'[1]
SPME 'opposes all manifestations of anti-Semitism in academia, including calls for an academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions.'[1]
Principals
Directors
Circa May 2009
Source: [2]
- Edward S. Beck - Walden University; Co-Founder and President- Emeritus, USA (2002- Present)
- Samuel M. Edelman - California State University-Chico; Executive Director (2009-Present) (Non-voting, ex-officio board member)
- Judith S. Jacobson - Columbia University; Co-Founder and Vice-President for Internal Relations (2002- Present)
- Rabbi Peter Haas - Case Western Reserve University, USA; Vice President for External Relations (2003- Present)
- Ruth Lichtenberg-Contreras - Secretary, Austria (2002- Present)
- Leila Beckwith - University of Southern California-Los Angeles (UCLA); Treasurer (2006-Present)
- Philip Carl Salzman - McGill University, Canada; SPME Conference Coordinator (2003- Present)
- Jonathan Adelman - University of Denver, USA (2005- Present)
- Steven Albert - University of Pittsburgh, USA (2005- Present)
- Brigitte Bailer - Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance (DOEW) (2007- Present)
- John R. Cohn - Thomas Jefferson University, USA (2005- Present)
- Stanley Dubinsky - University of South Carolina, USA (2002- Present)
- Awi Federgruen - Columbia University (2007 - Present)
- Rev. India E. Garnett - United Church of Christ, PA (2002- Present)
- Efraim Karsh - Kings College, University of London, UK (2002- Present)
- Matthias Kuentzel - Political Scientist and Author, Hamburg, Germany (2006- Present)
- Richard Landes - Boston University, USA (2003- Present)
- G.S. Don Morris - Wingate Institute - IL, California Polytechnic Institute-Pomona, USA (2004- Present)
- Donna Robinson Divine - Smith College, USA (2005- Present)
- Barry Rubin - Interdisciplinary Center and GLORIA Center (2007- Present)
- Ernest Sternberg - University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA (2006- Present)
Former Directors, Circa May 2009
- Phyllis Chesler - City University of New York Staten Island; Professor Emerita, USA (2005- 2007)
- David Goldman - Amper, Mattia and Politziner, CPA's Inc., Edison NJ (2002-2003)
- Peter Gomori - St. Francis College, NYC, USA (2002-2004)
- Patricia Jennings - University of California- Davis; Candidate, USA (2002-2004)
- Frederick Krantz - Concordia University Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, Canada (2003)
- Charles Isbell - Louisiana State University, USA (2002-2003)
- Moshe Maoz - Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2002-2003)
- Daniel Pipes - Middle East Forum, USA (2002-2003)
- Nidra Poller - Writer/Translator, France (2002 - 2006)
- Yigal Levin - Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2003-2004)
- Allan Lipton - Penn State College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, USA (2003 - 2006)
- Ilana Rosansky - Salem State University, Temple Shalom, Salem MA, USA (2003-2004)
- Gerald Steinberg - Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2002- 2007)
- Laurie Zoloth - Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA (2003-2006) [3]
Staff
- David Ben Avraham – Webmaster
- Jessica R. Smith – Senior Administrative Assistant
- Gabriella Diamond – Development Specialist
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Website: www.spme.net
Resources
- Louis Proyect, "Correspondence with a Zionist", The Unrepentant Marxist, May 13, 2009.