Comments on: Who’s afraid of Asaf Romirowsky?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:28:17 +0000

I’d like to add that ck and I posted independently of each other and are in no way part of Semitic-online-brainpool.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:15:15 +0000

James, please take your time to read through the comments to see that the majority of commenters and the contributors to Jewlicious in particular did decidedly not label Khan an anti-Semite. I, for instance, claimed I’d consider his behaviour immature and non-academic by European standards. Placing alleged accusations into the above comments isn’t proper conduct either. Honi soit qui mal y pense.

By: ck

ck — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:11:39 +0000

To date, no one here has said that Khan was an anti-Semite. Similarly Romirowsky is NOT a soldier. He, like most Israeli men, merely served in the IDF. If Amos Oz or an Israeli member of Peace Now were to be added as panelists would Khan object too? They also had to serve in the IDF and yet that does not seem to have made them part of some homogenous IDF brain trust. In this respect Khan’s move was both ignorant and unbecoming.

By: James A

James A — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:37:59 +0000

I must throw in my comment due to some knowledge I have of the situation… Professor Khan was objecting to the late addition of a panelist who was an IDF soldier as it would change the nature and direction the talk. The manner in which Mr. Romirowsky’s possible contribution to the event was purposely kept from the other panelists made it seem as if certain individuals were trying to “pull one over” on Professor Khan. Unfortunately, this was the result.

I would also like to point out that two of the other panelists are Jewish and supporters of the state of Israel. Let’s not be too quick to label Professor Khan as an anti-semite. Please take the time to read some of Professor Khan’s work, go to one of his lectures, or engage him in some conversation before forming your opinion.

By: Jim R

Jim R — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:36:55 +0000

Blue Hen got the full ‘treatment’. A UD success story.

By: rootlesscosmo

rootlesscosmo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:54:02 +0000

lol this is a hilarious thread. I love how it took “Blue Hen” until exactly his 2nd post for his mask to totally slip off: Post #1 “uhhh…hey guys don’t be so hard on Khan; he’s a great teacher….” Post #2: “douchebag…Zionist propaganda…ethnic cleansing…killing innocent Palestinians….”

it was like “balanced contrarian commentator” to “pottymouthed raging anti-Israel hater” in 7.5 seconds!

I tell you, these haters used to do a little better job at hiding their true feelings…*sigh* well I guess it’s nice to know who your enemies are anyway….

By: Jewish Mother

Jewish Mother — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:32:16 +0000

Thanks again.

It was TOO a mandatory program.

It’s a little dead for now. It may wake up again, later, when attention has turned elsewhere.

I still want to know who funded it, if anybody.

Was a dorm residential advisor actually threatened with expulsion from the school if he/she did not go along sufficiently? It sounded that way. “… Your future as an RA, and even as a STUDENT… ” .

Perfect is the enemy of good. People who insist on a perfect world don’t even get a good world. They destroy a good world by trying to make it a perfect world. Write that down.

By: Shy Guy

Shy Guy — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:11:40 +0000

JM, FIRE responds to DU.

By: Jewish Mother

Jewish Mother — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:22:48 +0000

Thanks.

Who is funding this vile program?

I still want to hear from people who don’t think like me. That is more interesting than preaching to the choir.

It would be just as vile if I agreed personally with every word. It is unacceptable no matter what the content.

This is not the Soup Nazi. This is the real thing.

By: Shy Guy

Shy Guy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:06:08 +0000

JM, DU responds to FIRE. Read carefully.