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Being simply of a curious frame of mind [probably due to my librarian's
habits] I went and had a look at GOOGLE. I do not see that the GOOGLERS
neglect Prof. Finkelstein's website.
Gabriel Austin
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From: Rare book and manuscripts [mailto:EXLIBRIS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU] On
Behalf Of Richard Menec
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [EXLIBRIS-L] For a Change of Pace--"The Producers"
Quoting Jerry Blaz:
"Most of what you, Richard, sent in your link had little to do with the
Holocaust..."
Hedy Epstein would disagree, and so do I....
Anyway, I was using that article as a real (as opposed to fabricated)
example of censorship in American society. There is more coverage in Israel
of the desperate plight of Palestinians, particularly in the Gaza Strip,
than there is in the great 'liberal' newspapers in the United States of
America. One only has to look at Gush Shalom, and a number of other news
outlets in Israel, to see the comparison . . .
The only good thing that arises from such extreme forms of censorship --
from refusing to cover humanitarian catastrophes on the scale of what is
presently taking place in the Gaza Strip -- the cutting off electricity,
gas, and food to one and one half million residents -- is that it only
encourages those seeking social justice and some semblance of sanity to
break such despicable silence!!
When threats are made to people who wish to proceed with, for example, a
production of the play 'My Name is Rachel Corrie' (opening Friday in
Vancouver), or when ground-breaking researchers such as Norman Finkelstein
are refused tenure, with the added insult of Google refusing to index that
professor's website, or when pressure is put on various university
administrations to prevent various speakers from appearing -- etc., -- those
extreme forms of censorship cause many to quadruple their efforts simply in
order to be heard.
So to reiterate the main point: the link --
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19044.htm -- was meant to
serve as a real example of censorship, in the real world, as opposed to a
made-up example of censorship on a website library.
all the best,
Richard