Follow-up on Post-Academic Freedom

I recently published the academic composition competition on Hebron's illegality sponsored in part by Israeli academic institutions.

I sent it off to the Hebronites, the Jewish ones, that is, and sure enough, this was sent around a day later:-

To all friends and supporters of the Jewish Community of Hebron: The following document(see .pdf attached for original) calls for an international competition dealing with 'the occupation of Hebron," marking "the 40th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the 'palestinian territories.'"

Note that this competition is sponsored, in part, by the International Red Cross. Also, please note email addresses, phone numbers and faxes of the competition's steering committee at the conclusion of this email.

Perhaps you may wish enter the competition and write about the Arab occupation of Eretz Yisrael in general, and more specifically, Hebron. Perhaps you will write about Muslim prevention of Jews and Christians from entering Ma'arat HaMachpela (the Tomb of the Patriarchs) for 700 years. Perhaps you will write about the transformation of the Avraham Avinu synagogue into a sheep pen and public lavatory. Perhaps you will research the defilement and destruction of the ancient Jewish cemetery in Hebron. Perhaps you will write about the 1929 massacre, during which 67 Jews were slaughtered and dozens maimed and injured. (More topic information will be forthcoming.)

Dr. Orna Ben-Naftali, Head of the International Law Division, the Law School, the College of Management Academic Studies; Tel. (9723)963-4121 Email: obennaft@colman.ac.il
Toni Pfanner, Editor in chief, The International Review of the Red Cross
Tel: 41 22 730 29 11 Fax: 41227302830 Email: tpfanner@icrc.org
Adv. Limor Yehuda, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel. 02-6521218
Dr. Barak Medinah, Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Senior Lectureship in Law
Competition Coordinator: Mr. Avi Berg (hebronc@actcom.net.il)

Please make your voices heard.

Nice going.