I’m at a loss to understand why increasing the number of Palestinian students and faculty members is correlated with anti semitism. I could understand correlating a rise in the number of Palestinians at the university with a potential rise in anti Israeli policies.
I certainly do not think that any criticism of Israel is anti semitic, but extreme criticism of Israel very quickly crosses the line. Palestinians rightly or wrongly are the most extreme critics of Israel and their criticism often crosses that line.
As for monies donated by countries to universities:
1. I don’t understand why you include China in the list of a discussion about Arab world donations.
2. There is no breakdown of what the donated funds are used for. As an example they could be used for petrochemical industry related studies, medical research, Arabic departments and so on. Not necessarily for Middle Eastern studies.
3. There is no breakdown of what funds are used for targeted departments or faculties with attached conditions. As an example x million dollars for a department of Middle Eastern studies headed by their nominated professor.
Obviously donated monies come with some influence, but how is that influence used?
I included China for two reasons, first to give a sense of proportion since China is by far the largest donor. Second while the Tel Aviv Diary primarily deals with Israel and related matters I also follow other major world affairs and Chinese influence in the US is a major problem. You are correct about 2 and that is why I mentioned Cornell and the medical school. Some of the money given is probably for paying tuition of their students, but I know for a fact that at Columbia over the years a great deal of money funded the Middle East Institute. I am happy to send you the raw excel file and you can spend a few days analyzing it and coming up with a more comprehensive analysis. As to how much influence that is certainly a subjective question.
Interesting post all around. I learned some things. I’m not here to pass judgement, just to learn from you. What’s lacking in this whole mess is understanding all around.
A fascinating chart!
The US is not a poor country, so why would these countries want to donate billions? Presumably they are expecting something in return.
I’m at a loss to understand why increasing the number of Palestinian students and faculty members is correlated with anti semitism. I could understand correlating a rise in the number of Palestinians at the university with a potential rise in anti Israeli policies.
I certainly do not think that any criticism of Israel is anti semitic, but extreme criticism of Israel very quickly crosses the line. Palestinians rightly or wrongly are the most extreme critics of Israel and their criticism often crosses that line.
As for monies donated by countries to universities:
1. I don’t understand why you include China in the list of a discussion about Arab world donations.
2. There is no breakdown of what the donated funds are used for. As an example they could be used for petrochemical industry related studies, medical research, Arabic departments and so on. Not necessarily for Middle Eastern studies.
3. There is no breakdown of what funds are used for targeted departments or faculties with attached conditions. As an example x million dollars for a department of Middle Eastern studies headed by their nominated professor.
Obviously donated monies come with some influence, but how is that influence used?
I included China for two reasons, first to give a sense of proportion since China is by far the largest donor. Second while the Tel Aviv Diary primarily deals with Israel and related matters I also follow other major world affairs and Chinese influence in the US is a major problem. You are correct about 2 and that is why I mentioned Cornell and the medical school. Some of the money given is probably for paying tuition of their students, but I know for a fact that at Columbia over the years a great deal of money funded the Middle East Institute. I am happy to send you the raw excel file and you can spend a few days analyzing it and coming up with a more comprehensive analysis. As to how much influence that is certainly a subjective question.
A very, very small nit to pick: “…the graves of several festival survivors were exhumed…”. I think that survivors were not buried?
Interesting post all around. I learned some things. I’m not here to pass judgement, just to learn from you. What’s lacking in this whole mess is understanding all around.