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University of HaifaUniversity of Haifa - On the Social Science chat list, Micah Leshem (Dept of Rodent Psychology) insists that Social Science Proves that all of Zionism is evil.http://www.socialscienceisrael.org/archives/162
מיכה לשם Two facts should be completely clear to us all in this attack on academia, and to Im Tirzu, The Institute for Zionist Strategy, The Minsiter of Education Mr. Sa'ar, and their ilk. 1. Zionism is a political Movement. An ideology. It has its mystical and Nationalistic narrative. It has nothing to do with sociology except as a subject of enquiry, and therefore has no relevance as a yardstick to assess scholarship or scholars. 2. If Im Tirzu and The Institute for Zionist Strategy and their ilk find that sociology is anti-Zionist, they should realize it is because objective science finds Zionism objectionable in the broad context of the discipline, to which nationalistic or sectarian loyalties are anathema. Sociology is not more or less anti Zionist than anti-Polisario. Politicization of science contributed to the ultimate demise of the Nazis and the Soviets. Let us hope that we can resist the fascist pressures to politicize Israel's universities, as Prof Braverman stated this PM on Osim Seder, Arutz 2. Micah
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