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'''Scholars for Peace in the Middle East''' (SPME) is a zionist organization of academics whose main aim is to undermine any calls for an academic boycott of Israel.<ref>Ref needed</ref>
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'''Scholars for Peace in the Middle East''' (SPME) is a Zionist organization of academics created in 2002, 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>
  
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==Orientation==
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SPME supports 'a world in which Israel exists as a sovereign Jewish state within secure borders'<ref name="SPME"/> - a position which privileges some Israeli citizens over others.
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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.'<ref name="SPME"/>
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SPME 'opposes all manifestations of anti-Semitism in academia, including calls for an academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions.'<ref name="SPME"/>
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==History==
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According to [[Edward S. Beck]] writing in 2005:
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:“Our organization is modeled after the defunct body of [[American Professors for Peace in the Middle East]]. Some of its veterans are among the more than 500 SPME members at over 200 campuses world-wide. These are mainly, but not exclusively, Jewish and non-Jewish academics from the United States. SPME has 17 chapters at institutions such as MIT, Cal Poly, Columbia University, and Louisiana State University.”<ref>https://jcpa.org/article/fighting-anti-israelism-and-anti-semitism-on-the-american-university-campus-faculty-grassroots-efforts/</ref>
 
==Principals==
 
==Principals==
===Board of Directors===
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*[[Edward S. Beck]] &ndash;   Susquehanna Institute-USA, President (2002- Present),
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==Directors==
*[[Judith S. Jacobson]] &ndash; Columbia University USA, Vice President (2002- Present)  
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===Circa May 2009===
*[[Ruth Lichtenberg-Contreras]] &ndash; Austria, Secretary,  (2002- Present)  
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Source: <ref>[http://www.spme.net/board.html Directors], Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, accessed May 14, 2009.</ref>
*[[India E. Garnett]] &ndash; United Church of Christ USA, Treasurer (2002- Present)  
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*[[David Goldman]] &ndash;  Amper, Mattia and Politziner,  CPA's Inc., Edison NJ, USA, (2002-2003)  
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*[[Edward S. Beck]] - Walden University; Co-Founder and President- Emeritus, USA (2002- Present)
*[[Nidra Poller]] &ndash; France (2002-)  
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*[[Samuel M. Edelman]] - California State University-Chico; Executive Director (2009-Present) (Non-voting, ex-officio board member)
*[[Yigal Levin]] &ndash;  Bar-Ilan University, Israel, (2003-2004)  
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*[[Judith S. Jacobson]] - Columbia University; Co-Founder and Vice-President for Internal Relations (2002- Present)
*[[Gerald Steinberg]] &ndash;  Bar-Ilan University, Israel, (2002- Present )  
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*[[Rabbi Peter Haas]] - Case Western Reserve University, USA; Vice President for External Relations (2003- Present)
*[[Richard Landes]] &ndash;  Boston University USA, (2003- Present)  
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*[[Ruth Lichtenberg-Contreras]] - Secretary, Austria (2002- Present)
*Rabbi [[Peter Haas]] &ndash;  Case Western Reserve University, USA,  (2003- Present)  
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*[[Leila Beckwith]] - University of Southern California-Los Angeles (UCLA); Treasurer (2006-Present)
*[[Phyllis Chesler]] &ndash;  City University of New York Staten Island USA, (2005- Present)  
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*[[Philip Carl Salzman]] - McGill University, Canada; SPME Conference Coordinator (2003- Present)
*[[Frederick Krantz]] &ndash;  Concordia University Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, Canada, (2003)  
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*[[Jonathan Adelman]] - University of Denver, USA (2005- Present)
*[[Laurie Zoloth]] &ndash;  Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA, (2003-2006)  
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*[[Steven Albert]] - University of Pittsburgh, USA (2005- Present)
*[[Moshe Maoz]] &ndash;  Hebrew University of Jerusalem, (2002-2003)  
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*[[Brigitte Bailer]] - Documentation Centre of Austrian Resistance (DOEW) (2007- Present)
*[[Efraim Karsh]] &ndash;  Kings College, University of London, UK, (2002- Present)  
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*[[John R. Cohn]] - Thomas Jefferson University, USA (2005- Present)
*[[Charles Isbell]] &ndash;  Louisiana State University, USA, (2002-2003)  
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*[[Stanley Dubinsky]] - University of South Carolina, USA (2002- Present)
*[[Philip Carl Salzman]] &ndash;  McGill University, USA (2003- Present)  
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*[[Awi Federgruen]] - Columbia University (2007 - Present)
*[[Daniel Pipes]] &ndash;  Middle East Forum, USA, (2002-2003)  
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*[[Rev. India E. Garnett]] - United Church of Christ, PA (2002- Present)
*[[Allan Lipton]] &ndash;  Penn State College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, USA, (2003- Present)  
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*[[Efraim Karsh]] - Kings College, University of London, UK (2002- Present)
*Rabbi [[Ilana Rosansky]] &ndash;  Salem State University, Temple Shalom, Salem MA, USA, (2003-2004)  
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*[[Matthias Kuentzel]] - Political Scientist and Author, Hamburg, Germany (2006- Present)
*[[Donna Robinson Divine]] &ndash; Smith College, USA (2005- Present)  
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*[[Richard Landes]] - Boston University, USA (2003- Present)
*[[Robert Mirin]] &ndash;  General Counsel, USA (2002- Present)  
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*[[G.S. Don Morris]] - Wingate Institute - IL, California Polytechnic Institute-Pomona, USA (2004- Present)
*[[Peter Gomori]] &ndash;  St. Francis College, NYC, USA (2002-2004)  
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*[[Donna Robinson Divine]] - Smith College, USA (2005- Present)
*[[John R. Cohn]] &ndash; Thomas Jefferson University, USA (2005- Present)  
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*[[Barry Rubin]] - Interdisciplinary Center and GLORIA Center (2007- Present)
*[[Patricia Jennings]] &ndash;  University of California- Davis Candidate, USA (2002-2004)  
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*[[Ernest Sternberg]] - University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA (2006- Present)
*[[Jonathan Adelman]] &ndash;  University of Denver, USA, (2005- Present)  
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===Former Directors, Circa May 2009===
*[[Steven Albert]] &ndash;  University of Pittsburgh, USA, (2005- Present)  
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*[[Stanley Dubinsky]] &ndash;  University of South Carolina, USA, (2002- Present)  
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*[[Don Morris]] &ndash;  Wingate Institute - IL, California Polytechnic Institute-Pomona, USA, (2004- Present)  
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*[[Phyllis Chesler]] - City University of New York Staten Island; Professor Emerita, USA (2005- 2007)
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*[[David Goldman]] - Amper, Mattia and Politziner, CPA's Inc., Edison NJ (2002-2003)
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*[[Peter Gomori]] - St. Francis College, NYC, USA (2002-2004)
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*[[Patricia Jennings]] - University of California- Davis; Candidate, USA (2002-2004)
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*[[Frederick Krantz]] - Concordia University Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, Canada (2003)
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*[[Charles Isbell]] - Louisiana State University, USA (2002-2003)
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*[[Moshe Maoz]] - Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2002-2003)
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*[[Daniel Pipes]] - Middle East Forum, USA (2002-2003)
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*[[Nidra Poller]] - Writer/Translator, France (2002 - 2006)
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*[[Yigal Levin]] - Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2003-2004)
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*[[Allan Lipton]] - Penn State College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, USA (2003 - 2006)
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*[[Ilana Rosansky]] - Salem State University, Temple Shalom, Salem MA, USA (2003-2004)
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*[[Gerald Steinberg]] - Bar-Ilan University, Israel (2002- 2007)
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*[[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]] &ndash;  Webmaster  
 
*[[David Ben Avraham]] &ndash;  Webmaster  
 
*[[Jessica R. Smith]] &ndash;  Senior Administrative Assistant  
 
*[[Jessica R. Smith]] &ndash;  Senior Administrative Assistant  
 
*[[Gabriella Diamond]] &ndash;  Development Specialist
 
*[[Gabriella Diamond]] &ndash;  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===
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*[[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===
 
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[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Academic Freedom]]
 
[[Category:Israel Lobby]][[Category:Academic Freedom]]

Latest revision as of 09:12, 27 May 2024

Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is a Zionist organization of academics created in 2002, whose main aim is to undermine calls for an academic boycott of Israel.[1]

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]

History

According to Edward S. Beck writing in 2005:

“Our organization is modeled after the defunct body of American Professors for Peace in the Middle East. Some of its veterans are among the more than 500 SPME members at over 200 campuses world-wide. These are mainly, but not exclusively, Jewish and non-Jewish academics from the United States. SPME has 17 chapters at institutions such as MIT, Cal Poly, Columbia University, and Louisiana State University.”[2]

Principals

Directors

Circa May 2009

Source: [3]

  • 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) [4]

Staff

Contact, References and Resources

Contact

Website: www.spme.net

Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SPME Homepage, Revision Adopted and Approved by The SPME Board of Directors, June 5, 2008, accessed 15 September 2010
  2. https://jcpa.org/article/fighting-anti-israelism-and-anti-semitism-on-the-american-university-campus-faculty-grassroots-efforts/
  3. Directors, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, accessed May 14, 2009.
  4. Directors, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, accessed May 14, 2009.