University of Haifa appoints Arab rector, in first for an Israeli school

[Beastly Boy]

The University of Haifa announces that its academic senate has elected Prof. Mouna Maroun, a neuroscientist and expert in post-trauma stress disorder, to be the university’s new rector. Maroun, a Maronite Christian from the Mount Carmel village of Isfiya, is the first Arab to be appointed rector of an Israeli university.

Maroun, 54, has been a faculty member of the university for over 20 years and completed her PhD in psychobiology there. Her research focuses on how the brain regulates emotions and on the effects of environmental and childhood stress on the brain.

She has served the University of Haifa as chairwoman of the Sagol Department of Neurobiology and as a member of the academic senate, among other positions.

“I’m grateful that the University of Haifa entrusted me with this position… I’m committed to continuing to invest all my academic resources to promote the University’s excellent research and do everything in my power to ensure the University continues to be a beacon of excellence in the heart of Israel’s North. Together, we promote a common vision of a shared society where members of all religions and denominations can co-exist in peace,” Maroun says in a statement announcing her appointment.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/university-of-haifa-appoints-arab-rector-in-first-for-an-israeli-school/

Yet another appalling consequence of the Zionist genocidal apartheid policy of ethnic cleansing.

, as if it is needed

[Tetrachloride]

1. Is this reverse psychology?

i don’t get what your point is

[Beastly Boy]

2. My point is

that "Zionist", "Apartheid", "genocide", "ethnic cleansing", etc., being used predominantly in reference to Israel, have become mere code words to deride Israel, and they no longer convey any other meaningful information. The intention behind using these labels in this way is to normalize them as insults whose originally intended meaning is not to be mentioned or acknowledged, even though examples like the one above and established definitions of these terms routinely repudiate such attempts.

[Tetrachloride]

3. Clarification of definitions would be welcome

…. in any discussion where people talk past each other

I have been teaching low level English for so long that i forget more advanced words

[Beastly Boy]

4. Now I don't understand what your point is.

In my experience, those who use the mentioned terms as pejoratives, never clarify definitions. The aim, as I mentioned, is to bypass inquiries into the meaning of these terms while directly associating them with Israel, again, bypassing any inquiries into what "Israel" entails.

When I push back against normalizing this narrative (and it is a single narrative made up of a very limited number of themes), I always refer to authoritative sources like the Rome Statute (https://www.icc-cpi.int/sites/default/files/RS-Eng.pdf), the UN Convention on Apartheid (https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/atrocity-crimes/Doc.10_International%20Convention%20on%20the%20Suppression%20and%20Punishment%20of%20the%20Crime%20of%20Apartheid.pdf), the UN definition of genocide (https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml), the Jewish Virtual Library (https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/a-definition-of-zionism), etc.

To no avail. Those who are bent on normalizing the use of these terms to deride Israel pay no attention. And frankly, I am tired of doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different result... Ok, I am not expecting different results, so don't call me insane.

So I am at a loss as to how these definitions could be clarified any further. As the saying goes, you can only lead a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.

[lapucelle]

5. I think you're confusing "irony" with "reverse psychology".

One is a literary device, and the other is a behavior modification technique.

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As for definitions, so glad you asked!

Ethnic Cleansing

Rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups from the area; a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group from certain geographic areas.

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/ethnic-cleansing.shtml

Ethnic Cleansing: see also modern day Yemen; see also post WW II era Eastern Europe ; see also circa 1980 Soviet Union

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Genocide

Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such. To constitute genocide, there must be a proven intent on the part of perpetrators to physically destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.

https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml#:~:text=To%20constitute%20genocide%2C%20there%20must,to%20simply%20disperse%20a%20group.

Genocide: see also Hamas from its inception to the present; see also The Young Turks circa 1915; see also circa 1938-1945 Nazi Germany

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Apartheid

The implementation and maintenance of a system of legalized racial segregation in which one racial group is deprived of political and civil rights. Apartheid policies include, but are not limited to: the prohibition of mixed marriages, banning a specific racial or ethnic group from access to certain meetings and unions, and the restriction of movement, prohibiting access to certain public spaces.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/apartheid

Apartheid: see also pre-1990 South Africa; see also modern day Iran; see also circa 1933-1938 Nazi Germany

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Hope that helps!