Woke up to an email about someone pulling a contribution about Palestine from a thing I edit.

This week, I was invited to be on a panel that has Palestine in the title. I slept on it before agreeing.

What does academic freedom even mean when academics are being snatched off the streets? +

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it means fascism and the gestapo are back in style
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Neither the emailer’s contribution nor the description I wrote for my talk could be misconstrued as antisemitic. Theirs is about a particular kind of cultural preservation, mine is about using data for advocacy/activism (both for the Israeli hostages and murdered Palestinians). And yet… +
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The abject horror of students and colleagues being taken because they engage in discourse related to Palestine is real. As an editor, I’m open to anonymity/pseudonyms. As a naturalized US citizen, I’ll say yes til they try to strip that too. +
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I don’t fault anyone for wanting to protect themselves - it’s really the only strategic thing to do. But if you are in a relatively protected position, like I am as a tenured faculty member & naturalized citizen, please don’t retreat. There is too much to lose.
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This is just another part of Trumps America.
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It doesn’t exist at all for non citizens. May not exist for brown citizens and will not exist soon for white citizens.
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