A review by sarahbythebook
We Will Not Be Silenced: The Academic Repression of Israel's Critics by

informative

4.0

 Some testimonials were really compelling, others felt like whining. I think that has more to do with watching the ongoing destruction of Gaza and unfairly comparing the two. I also found it a bit hypocritical to put down the idea of requiring balanced perspectives for every single event in one testimonial and then have that followed with quite a few that question a lack of balance in perspective. I ultimately walk away not knowing which the editors of this collection thinks is better. I'm on the side that doesn't believe balance is necessary every time a speaker is invited to campus-- it's a ludicrous idea that I've never heard applied to any other lecture topic.

I do find it really interesting that nearly all the testimonials come out of California or New York. I'm curious to know why a wider geographic range wasn't represented.

Regardless, I think this book shines a strong light on how pro-Israeli-state organizations attempt to intimidate and lock down anyone they view as even remotely pro-Palestinian.