(JNS) Former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth was denied a fellowship position at Harvard’s Kennedy School due to his “anti-Israel bias,” The Nation reported on Jan. 5.
Two U.S. universities have recently taken the cultivation of ignorance to new lows, although at this point one hesitates to make any assumption as to where the bottom lies.
By Patrick Lawrence
Special to Consortium News
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Kenneth Roth was offered a position at the Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Public Policy in May, but his acceptance was revoked by Carr Center Dean Douglas Elmendorf.
Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a Fellowship at the Kennedy School over his criticism of Israel, American bi-weekly magazine, The Nation, revealed yesterday. Roth, who.