Much ado about Israel

In Chapter Four, Prof. Salaita asks the question "is zionism racism?" To answer that question he analyzes the views of prominent zionists--some of whom are Jewish and some who aren't. During his discussion, he considers the location of the state of Israel--and I'm curous to hear from you: Does Israel have a right to exist? If so, under what conditions? If not, what happens to modern-day Israel?

As always, I look forward to your responses. When responding, please reply to a previous student's post and please provide evidence for your point of view!

Steve's Space (Again)!

Hi All,

This will be a space where Professor Salaita can respond to our questions. Feel free to post a question simply by replying to this thread.

Do-gooders and Evil-doers

In chapter one Salaita describes America's view of the world as good vs. evil, with Arabs always being portrayed as "evil" and Americans always portrayed as "good." What do you think about this? Has the shift from the Bush administration to the Obama administration reconciled any of Salaita's concerns? Be sure to use evidence from the book and outside sources to support your responses. Feel free to locate web links for outside sources (such as online newspapers, journals, news stations) to support your argument. One such article for discussion can be found at:http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.bush.terrorism/. Please note the date--five days after September 11th.

We've also looked at numerous political cartoons like this one below:


and this one:


Although, all of these were published before the Obama Presidency. I'm curious to hear your views on this!