Out of the Frame: The Struggle for Academic Freedom in Israel

255 Pages·2010·4.23 MB·English

by  Ilan Pappe

Outo ft heF rame
TheS trugfgoAlrce a demFirce edionIm s rael
ILANP APPE

CONTENTS
AbbreviatainodAn csr on)'ms Vl
Preface Vll
Introduction 1
1 TheD emons tohfeN akbah 13
2 TheA rminogft heZ ioniMsitn d 42
3 TheK atAzf fiar 71
4 TheT riaaln dt heA cquittal 87
5 TheB esRtu nneirn t heC lass 109
6 TheB attfloert h eH istoriogorfa1 p9h4y8 125
7 TheH omeU niversity 132
8 TheL asStt raLwe:b anoann dG aza 143
9 TheK illiFnige lodfsG aza 167
Epilogue 178
Appendix 201
Glossary 221
Notes 227
Index 236
ABBREVITAIONSA ND ACRONYMS
BOSS- SoutAhf ricBaunr eaouf S taet Securi(tiyn
existeunncdee trh aep arthreeigdi me).
IDF-Israel Defen(csIer aFeAolrrimc ye) .
NGO- non-governmoerngtaanli sation.
PLO-PalestiLniibaenr atOirogna nisation.
POWs- prisonoefrw sa r.
Shab-akHebreawc ronyfmo Srh iBne tI,s raGeeln'esr al
SecurSietryv ice.
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PREFACE
Writianbgo uotn eseilsaf n e mbarrasasnidnd ge manding
experieTnhceeo .n lgyo odr easofno erm barkionngs uch
a projeicswt h eno nei sc onvinctehdaa t p ersonsatlo ry
reflecat wsi depri ctuarnedc ontexIttt. h enne edtso b e
asserteda nti hnadti vidaunagll oer p erspecotni vae
particruelaalrci atnyh eltpo i llumiintab teet taenrdm ake
itm orea ccessfioborlt eh erTsh.ew idepri cturei sht ehree
histoorfZy i oniisnmI rsael/Paleistotsri ingseii :nnt hpea st,
andt heh olidth ast odaoyv ePra lestiannidJa enw islhi ves
inI sratehleO, c cupiTeedrr itorainedbs e yond.
Id ecidteodw ritteh ipse rsaolnn arrataispv aer otf a n
ovrealalt tembpyto therassw, e lalsm yseltfod, e cosntruct
thes toroyfm oderPna lestinea.s a nBh oitsht orainadna
peacaec tivIi srte,a leiasrelodyn t hamty indivisdtuaolr y
symboliasnedrs e presaeL natrsg reera liWhteyn. a ddressing
audienicnet sh eW esto nt hei ssuoefP alestIis neen,s ed
thaitti st hrouagp he rsoncahrlo nitchlaeatm oreg enearl
situoantc ian bbeesi tl lustrIah toepde. that thwiisl lb ook
achietvhei Ist. ai sst oroyfs omeonbeo rni ntZoi onism
and strugtgoLl eianvgiet v iaan i ncremepntraolc eTshse.
journoeuyto fZ ionisimsi ntlelectiudaelo,l ogaincdao,lf
courspeo,l itiBcuatil ta. l sion volavne se motitounramlo il
ands ocieaslt rangetmheanattr ee xperiendciefdfe enrtly
byd ifferpeenotp le.
Inl ecturainndtg h ewr itionngt heP alestiisnseuf er om
thel at1e9 70usp u ntinlo w,Ih avef ountdh atth es ingle
mostd ifficult tqoua ensstwieiornnt het ypicqaule stion-
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viii OUT OF THE FRAME
and-answseers siaonnd,o ne that steobe ema esdk eadt
almosetv ereyv enItt o opka ritn w,a s':W heann dh owd id
yout ransfyoorumpr e rceptointo hneP a lestiannidIa snr aeli
reatliy?I'a .l waygsa vaen unssaftaictroerpyl Ayf .a voiutre
answe,r\ vhicahtfi rIsp tr esenjtoekdi n,gw alsyt haItw ould
needt ow ritaeb ook abiotuI.nt o wh avteo a dmitth atth is
ist hoe nlpyo ssisbelrei oruesp lTyh.es copoefa b ook allows
me toa nswearf ar more impqouersttainaotsnw elals t he
personoanlec :a no thepre opeil nI sracehla ngteh eviire ws
ina similwaary ?O r, wiltlh erye maienn trencihne dt heir
positiionna s w ayt hawti ldle feaantyh opef opre acaen d
reconciliiantt hieocinor u ntry?
Thibso okf ocusoenst hem akinagn du nmakinogfa
veryp owerfiunld octrinIastriaoiendl.ei o liosgu yn iquaen d
comprehensainvdIe o ,f fae r viferwo mw ithiOnf.c ourse,
theraer se imairlb,u tn oti dentiscyaslt,ee mlss ewheTrhee.
closeesxta mpliesw hite SoAuftrhi csaonc iedtuyr ing
thea parthyeeiadr s. Tthoeort,eh ,ec ommitmetnota
dominanitd eolowgaysn ota cihevetdh rougcho ercion
or intimidaotrib oynm ,e anos fa highsltyr uctuarnedd
well-planenfefdo rItn. boctahs eisti, s m uche asiteor
discertnh el eveolfo bedienacneds ubmisstioot nh e
ideologpirceacle apntdsv alutehsa tno e xplawihny t hey
haveb eemn aintaifnoersd u ch lpoenrgi ods.
Is eehke rteo e xposteh eo verwhelmpionwge ro fa
'voluntianrdyo'c trintahtrioounag shu cces,sb fuutvl ery
longa,t temtpote xtramcyts elffr omi tI.t i sa storoyf
a journtehya hta s more thasnt agoinneg -epaocsht ,
contributtiotn hge t ransformaotfai onndl iberation
froma Zionipsetr spectlai mve n.o tt he oonnleyw ho
hasu ndertatkheins journtehye,r aerb euv te rfye wo f
us.O urr olien o urs ocieatnydt hef atteh aatw aitussf or
PREFACE ix
playiintig s a ni ndicattihoatnth ed epictoifoI ns raaesl
theo nldye mocraciynt heM iddlEea ssth oulbdes erisoluy
challenged.
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particular ljioeiusnri nteosyr igriant htehra ni tfisn al
destinaMtainoyno .ft heb ravdei ssidaenndta sn ti-Zionist
indivildscu aamef romf amilainedsb ackrgoundtsh acta n
explatihne eivre ntujaolu rnoeuyt o fZ ionisMmy. o wn
journsetya rtaetad l atsetra gienl ifaef,t ecro mpletia ng
vercyo nventiZoinoanli ysotu tahn de ducatiuopun n til
abou1t9 82A.f tefirn ishing high scahsoa or lge uIl asre rved
soldiientr h ea rmyo nt heG olaHne ighatnsd i nt he1 973
warM.y reacttioot nh ew arw asa lsvoe rZyi oniLsitk.e
manyo fm y compatriIow tasss hockebdyt hes urpsrei
attacdki,s appoiwnittethd h el eadersahniddp e cidtedo
servaena dditiohnaallf -yienta hrea rmy.
Fromt herIep roecededa,sw asc onventiotnoaa l ,
univercsairteyeP ro.l iticIaa lslsyo,c iwatietadh left-wing
Zionipsatr twyh,i cihn t hosdea ymse antl ooking a for
functiaonndat le rritcoormiparlo miwsietJ ho rdaonv etrh e
OccupiTeedr ritoArftieeras r.r iviintn hgUe n iteKdi ngdom
tob egimny doctorsatlu diaetOs x forUdn iversIiw tays,
stiwlill liinn1g 9 81t or eprestehneZt i onipsoti notfv iew
ina debate wiLtahbionu Frtr hiee nodfIs s rael oartgiaonni s
int heH ouseosfP arliatm.Beu ntc hangcea me sootnhearn
Ie xpected.
Durintgh efi rshta lf 1o9f8 2I h elpetdof ountd he
Britibsrha ncohf P eacNeo w,a letf-winIgs ragerloiu p
thacta mpaignfeodpr e acnee gotiatwiiotnthsh eP aleisnet
LiberatOirogna nisaatnidoa nn i ndependPeanlte nsitain
statLea.t ehro,w everI,w asd isqualibfieecda uIsh ea d
acceptaendi nvitaftiroonmt heS pectamtaogra zinteo
joiinn a debatient heH ousoef C ommonsw itthh eP LO
x OUT OF THE FRAME
repreenstatiinvL eo ndoAn,lM ia zzawain,d a na cademic,
DrG hadaK arm-iw ho becammye f rieanndd c omrade
manyy earlsa t.eT rhidse batmea det hef ronpta geo f
Ha'areat lzea,d iInsgr adealiiln ye wsappe,ra ndc osmte
my rolaes t heP eacNeo w representiantt hieUv eK and
NortheIrrne land.
They ear 19\8Va2as l swoh enI b egatnh ej ourney
descriibnte hdi bso okd urianngd afttheeIr s raienlvia sion
ofL ebanotnh astu mme.rT hefi rsttu rnipnogi nwta sa n
invitabtyit ohneI sraEemlbia ssiynL ondotno s peaakta
pro-Isrraaleillny t hen ortohf B ritaTihne.s pokesperson
explained thaamtb astshaed Sohrl,o mAor govw,a s
criticialfllrl oyma na ssassinaatttieomnap ntd wiotu ld
bet ood angerotuoss e nd dheipsu tIytw. a sn oto nltyh e
willingtnoess asc rimfiec,se h outlhde rea nboet hteerr rorist
attacbku,tt hep resumpttihoanIt h adn or eservations
abouotro bjecttioot nhsie n vastihoanst e rvaesda w ake-up
calFlr.o mt heonn ,Ie mbarkoenda journoefyn or eturn.
Powrefualst heZ ionigsrtii pso no ne'tsh oughatnsdl ife,
asa nI sraJeelwio, n cyeo uh avee xtracytoeudr sferlof m
ithso ldy,o uc annoutn dersthaonwd yocuo uledv ehra ve
beenc aptivabtyie tdls u rleo,g iocrv isiTohn.i s boisoa k
modesatt temtpott rtyo d eciphtehrer iddolfae n i deology
that wass eoenbncy te h iasu thaosrt huel timeaxtper ession
ofp risthiunmea nibtuyt,w hena banodneda,sa raciasntd
quiteev iplh ilosoopfmh oyr aliatnydl ife.
Yett he' divorfcreo'mZ ionisimsi nn ow aya desire
tos evelrien ks wwhiatthi sa vitaanld v ibrasnotc i,ei tny
whicIhs tihlalv fea mialnyd d eafrr ienadnsda bouwth ich
Ic herimsahn yf ondme morieBsu.ti no rdetro p reserve
thep ositsiivdeoe f J ewislhi fienI sraIeb le,l ietvhean to t
onlyw ould Palestfianrbieea tntsue nrd earl mosatn y
non-oZniisrte gimseo,w oulmdo stI sraJeelwis .
INTRODUCTION
FromD ream iNnitgoh tmare
Ih avteo c onfessi ntm hyac th ildhIow oads b ewitched
byT heodoHre rzlu'tso pinaonv eAll,t neul(aOnldd
New Landb)u,to nlrye cendtildIyd ecipthehris st range
fascinawtiitoahn s torwyh icho,n t hef acoef i tw,a s
ligyheta rs away fIrsorma retelhaiel iitnytw oh ichI
vvabso rne,d ucataendd g rewu p.I1n owk nowt hat
thifsu turistiwc asnp oavreotlf m y persnoalh istory.
Iti ncludsecde nferso mm y childhood landscape and
lingermienmgo riferso mm yb oyhoo.Td hen ovelm'orse
descripptaisvsea gceosn stanrtelmyi ndmeed o ft he
typicGaelr maJne wishho usehoilnwd h icIhg rewu p
inH aifian tlhaet1 e9 50Tsh.e roen,M ountC armemly,
parenatnsdt hefirri enwdhsoi mmigrawtietdth h emi n
th1e9 30rse creaat Geedr maJne-wischu ltuernacll ave.
Int hibsu bblpee,o pcloen verasneddb ehavaesdi ft hey
werec itizoefHn esr zlA'rsc aida.
Altneuliasnt dh es toroyf a grouopf t ravellers
whov isitPeadl estdiunrei nag w orltdo uWrh.e nt hey
retu2r0ny earlsat tehre dyi scoavp eerr fect society-the
reborJne wish sJtuasattse i .nt hes hielgdreede nhouse
ofo ur lirvoionmgs, o a lsiont heu toipanZ ionof c irca
1923: Central eEtuiurqeotpteweaa nsp ainstakingly
observcelda,s sEiucraolep anm usiwca sp layteodo l oud