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Watch the full conversation with Sahar and Mitchell, as well as the remembrance of Refaat Alareer: Katie, law professor Sahar Aziz and writer and analyst Mitchell Plitnick react to attention-seeking Zionist Columbia professor’s smears and doxxing of students who support Palestinians. Sahar explains how ridiculous it would be if a Muslim professor did what he does in his viral video. And Mitchell corrects the professor’s misrepresentation of the terms “from the river to the sea” and “intifada.” 00:00:00 Columbia professor's speech condemning Columbia's president for refusing to “speak out against pro terror student organizations“ 00:03:08 professor's doxxing tweets 00:04:15 Sahar Aziz responds 00:06:25 Mitchell explains what intifada and “from the river to the sea“ really mean Sahar and Mitchell are the co-authors of the report “Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse,” which looks at how accusations of antisemitism stifle criticism of Israel and empower its systematic violations of Palestinians’ human rights. We also talk about the witch hunts and censorship on college campuses which are distracting from Israel's crimes. Sahar Aziz is professor of law, Middle East Legal Studies Scholar, and Chancellor’s Social justice Scholar at Rutgers University Law School. She is the author of “The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom“ Mitchell Plitnick is the president of ReThinking Foreign Policy and a frequent writer on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy. He is the former vice president at the Foundation for Middle East Peace, director of the U.S. Office of B'Tselem, and co-director of Jewish Voice for Peace. He is the co-author of “Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics,“ and former ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps
