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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The university didn't disinvite him. It was a group of students who signed a letter and tried to get him disinvited from giving a guest lecture.

The professor of the course disagreed with the students, but warned Kalb about the letter out of courtesy. UC Berkeley vehemently disagreed with the students and asked Kalb to present his lecture on environmental issues, noting "the provost will also be sending a message to every dean and department chair to remind them of Berkeley's support for an open exchange of ideas, and our rejection of political litmus tests when it comes to who can speak in our classes. The college leadership also intends to use what happened as an opportunity to engage the community in a discussion about the importance of diversity of perspective and the dangers of censorship of any sort."

So yeah, he wasn't disinvited. A group of students through a hissy fit because Kalb tweeted about bringing home the Israeli hostages. [/quote]

The message sent and received was quite clear:  Jewish people’s social media posts (all of them) will be screened for any possible indication a Jewish person dares speak well of the Jewish state.

Try to astroturf all you like; but we got the message.[/quote]

Jewish individuals and Jewish organizations persecute anyone who speaks out in support of the beleagured, innocent Palestinian victims of Israel's apartheid policies.[/quote]

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