You say censoring, I say defaming

The Telegraph

By Ami Eden · October 10, 2007

Did you ever wonder what would happen if you put Tony Judt, John Mearsheimer, Noam Chomsky and Norman Finkelstein in the same room? Find out this Friday at a conference in Chicago being put on by an outfit called the "Depaul Academic Freedom Committee."

The significance here is the coming together of fringe and respected left-wing critics of Israel and Jewish organizations. Pro-Israel activists can say what they want about Judt and Mearsheimer, but a few years ago few people would have lumped them with career critics of Israel/pro-Israel lobby like Chomsky and Finkelstein. Now they're voluntarily jumping into the same boat.

Stay tuned for more details (JTA's hoping to have a writer on the scene).

In related news from the other side of the coin ... this year's CAMERA conference, set to take place in New York on Oct. 21 ...