{"id":40520,"date":"2016-04-30T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=40520"},"modified":"2016-04-27T07:33:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T05:33:55","slug":"30-00-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=40520","title":{"rendered":"11 Jewish Harvard Law students defend peer who called Livni ‘smelly’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Husam El-Qoulaq’s comment at an April 14 panel event on the Israel-Palestinian conflict was condemned by Harvard Law dean Martha Minow, the Jewish Law Students Association, and others.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Eleven Jewish students<\/span><\/span> an<\/span>d recent alumni of the Harvard Law School have signed a letter defending the law student who asked former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni why she is \u201cso smelly.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In a letter to the Harvard Law Record, the students defend \u201cour friend and peer\u201d Husam El-Qoulaq, whose comment at an April 14 panel event on the Israel-Palestinian conflict was condemned by Harvard Law dean Martha Minow, the Jewish Law Students Association and others, with many saying it evoked an anti-Semitic stereotype.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qoulaq, whose identity was not made public until this week, published an apology in the Record last week saying he had not intended to be anti-Semitic and was \u201centirely unaware\u201d of any stereotypes about Jews being smelly. The apology did not explain what he had intended to convey, however, nor did it acknowledge that whether anti-Semitic or not, calling a panelist \u201csmelly\u201d is generally considered impolite.<\/span><\/p>\n

The incident comes at a time when speeches by Israelis on campuses throughout North America and in the United Kingdom are frequently disrupted by anti-Israel protesters. Many campus activists are calling for universities to boycott or divest from Israel. It also comes amid fierce debate as to whether anti-Zionism is inherently anti-Semitic or is merely legitimate criticism of the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n

In their letter published Monday, which had garnered 84 comments by midday Tuesday, the 11 supporters of El-Qoulaq say their friend is the \u201ctarget of a vicious smear campaign,\u201d with people on the Internet threatening \u201cvarious forms of violence\u201d against him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese tactics are part of a sadly well-worn playbook aimed at discrediting and defaming those who dare challenge Israel\u2019s abuses against Palestinians,\u201d they continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter indicates that El-Quolaq meant his remarks as an attack on Livni for her \u201ckey role\u201d in \u201cOperation Cast Lead, a 23-day military operation that was condemned \u2026 for the brutality it visited upon Palestinian civilians.\u201d Israel launched that operation, which took place from Dec. 27, 2008 to Jan. 18, 2009, in response to repeated rocket fire from Hamas targeting Israeli civilians.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years, we\u2019ve seen Husam experiment with many forms of engagement on this issue, from handing out informational fliers to asking pointed substantive questions at events,\u201d the letter continues. \u201cEarlier this semester he tried a different tactic, calling a male Palestinian speaker a \u2018smelly liar.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Acknowledging that El-Qoulaq\u2019s words could be seen as \u201cdisrespectful, reckless or inappropriate,\u201d the students insisted \u201chis aim was more mischief than malice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Further excusing him, the letter notes that El-Qoulaq \u201cis one of a small handful of Palestinians on a campus where the prevailing sentiment is to back Israeli actions that he – along with much of the rest of the world – views as war crimes against his people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

During the April 14 panel event involving Livni and American diplomat Dennis Ross, El-Qoulaq asked Livni, \u201cHow is it that you are so smelly?\u201d Asked by the moderator to clarify his question, he said his question was \u201cabout the odor of Tzipi Livni, very smelly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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