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tom paulin jews::Reading about all that got me reminiscing.
When i was at oxford, i had lunch with paulin at hertford college, after having a drink with him in his rooms.
I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale.
Firstly, it is simply immoral.
It is one thing to argue that palestinians who undertake suicide attacks are driven to do so because of the terrible oppression they suffer.
It is quite another to say that suicide attacks are a legitimate, and god forbid even preferable, course of action.
In britain, which champions free speech, to advocate the death of anyone is a crime, and rightly so.
Paulin should be prosecuted accordingly.
Harvard university was wrong to have invited tom paulin to give such a prestigious lecture, and was right to have withdrawn the invitation.
By refusing paulin a platform, harvard has achieved two positive results.
It has set a precedent, which should also apply to arab haters.
And it has, incidentally, smashed a little cell of the western academic mafia.