AHA2016

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• SOURCE: WSJ
  1-28-16
  

  Pushback for Anti-Israel Academics

  by Cary Nelson

  The American Historical Association recognized that its own credibility was on the line in a recent vote.

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• SOURCE: Partners for Progressive Israel
  1-15-16
  

  Peter Eisenstadt notes that most of the people who voted against the AHA resolution critical of Israel were liberals

  by Peter Eisenstadt

  Even liberal Jews who oppose Netanyahu opposed the resolution.

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• 1-15-16
  

  Yet Again: The American Historical Association Rejects a Resolution Denouncing Israel

  by Jeffrey Herf

  Part of the reason for the defeat lay in the hubris of the backers fostered by decades of easy victories at the UN or in academic associations that had already been taken over by the radical left.

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher ED
  1-12-16
  

  These historians are training students to think about the future

  A panel at the AHA was devoted to explaining what this entails.

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• 1-9-16
  

  Historians Reject Resolution Condemning Israel's Treatment of Palestinians

  The resolution was decisively defeated in a vote at the Business Meeting of the American Historical Association:  51 in favor, 111 opposed. 

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• SOURCE: Special to HNN
  1-9-16
  

  Resolution Censuring Israeli Violations of Academic Freedom Debated by American Historical Association

  by Historians Against the War (HAW)

  126 members of the association signed the resolution, including many leading historians.

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• SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher Education
  1-8-16
  

  Removing Racist Symbols Isn’t a Denial of History

  by Christopher Phelps

  Across the world, campus symbols from the epoch of avowed white supremacy have come under sharp criticism from students and their allies.

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher ED
  1-8-16
  

  Historians' panel at the AHA centers on what it takes to write good military history.

  Hint -- it's not brass.

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher ED
  1-8-16
  

  Historians at the AHA debate the value and place for Confederate monuments, memorials and other symbols

  "White Southerners showed their power by dominating the space with martial monuments.”—Jane Censer

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• SOURCE: CounterPunch
  1-7-16
  

  Historian Jeff Herf taken to task for his criticism of the resolution against Israel

  by Matt Peppe

  “Apologists for the Israeli regime’s policies against Palestinians are putting forward nonsensical rationalizations for their opposition to the measure."

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• 1-7-16
  

  Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association: 2016

  Highlights from the annual meeting held in Atlanta.

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• SOURCE: The Jewish Week
  1-6-16
  

  History Professors Take Aim At Israel

  by Stephen M. Flatow

  A man whose daughter was killed by Palestinian terrorists says historians targeting Israel are guilty of misdirected anger.

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• 1-7-16
  

  A Flawed Resolution: Errors, Misrepresentations, and Omissions in the Resolution Before the AHA

  by Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF)

  The proposed resolution is factually unreliable.

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• 1-7-16
  

  Academic Freedom Worldwide and the Resolution Before the AHA: A White Paper

  by Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF)

  "We reject the all-too-common binary approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict that seeks to justify one side or the other as all right or all wrong."

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• 1-5-16
  

  Should the AHA Be a Scholarly Society of a Vehicle for BDS Activism?

  by Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF)

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• 1-5-16
  

  Response to Controversy over the Proposed Resolution Critical of Israel

  by Historians Against the War (HAW)

  The Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF) has been running ads sniping at a proposed resolution critical of Israel that will be considered by the American Historical Association this weekend. Here's our response.

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• SOURCE: The Jerusalem Post
  1-2-16
  

  Critics of the proposed resolution critical of Israel say historians need to face reality

  by Rafael Medoff

  The reality is that security measures are required to protect against terrorism.

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• SOURCE: Special to HNN
  12-18-15
  

  Statement in Opposition to Resolutions Against Israel

  by Embassy of Israel, Washington DC

  "Freedom of education is one of the fundamental principles of the State of Israel."

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• 1-3-16
  

  Why Historians Should Vote Down the Resolution Critical of Israel

  by Jeffrey Herf

  Historians should acknowledge the limits of our ability to reach a judgment about the facts in dispute when they vote at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Historical Association.

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• 12-2-15
  

  2 presidential sessions at the upcoming AHA convention will tackle the Israeli-Palestinian controversy

  by Rick Shenkman

  The sessions will precede what is expected to be a lively debate about Israel at the Business Meeting.