— Jordan HellerIan Lustick, a professor in Penn’s department of political science and one of the world’s foremost experts on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has been dealing with these sorts of issues for more than 50 years. An American Jew himself who supports full equality between Israelis and Palestinians, he’s well-acquainted with the ways in which conservative forces try to suppress critical or even nuanced voices on Israel and Palestine. He has also been accused by some right-wing groups of having an anti-Israel bias. The Title VI Office, Lustick said, is a vital tool for the suppression of open debate.
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