Calif. College Professor Hands Out Mid-East Map — but Something Big Is Missing

[DefiantSix]

Calif. College Professor Hands Out Middle East Map — but Something Big Is Missing
Sep. 17, 2013 1:53pm | Sharona Schwartz

Some San Diego State University students studying the Arabic language were dismayed when they were handed a map by their professor at the beginning of the semester which labeled the State of Israel as “Palestine.”

The pro-Israel advocacy group StandWithUs tells TheBlaze that the professor, Ghassan Zakaria, distributed the map on the second day his Arabic 101 class met. Students worried that if they complained about the map they could be labeled as “troublemakers” and that their grades could be impacted, StandWithUs said, adding students turned to the organization fo help. The group urged its members to contact the university to complain.

“It is a language class, it’s not a class about conflict,” a student who asked not to be named told San Diego’s KGTV.

Another student said, “Bringing his own bias to the classroom was just not o.k.”

“This is not only anti-Israel, it’s the elimination of Israel,” said Nicole Bernstein who is executive director of StandWithUs-San Diego.

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And folks wonder why I'm not especially anxious for my kid to get a Looniversity education...

[ConservativeMobster]

Do you watch The Blaze? Last night's episode was particularly disturbing.

[Dori]

Do you watch The Blaze? Last night's episode was particularly disturbing.

Is that Glenn Becks show?

[obumazombie]

Wishful thinking to anti semites.

[IassaFTots]

Well, if you look at it closely, the map is from The Economist, it's a map of the Arab League. 

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/02/arab_league_map

On it, you can see where Israel is, with no designation, just like Ethiopia.  Also note that on The Economist's map, Jordan is spelled correctly, and it references Palestinian Territories, not Palestine. 

So, it looks as if there was a bit of adulteration going on there too. 

[obumazombie]

Well, if you look at it closely, the map is from The Economist, it's a map of the Arab League. 

http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/02/arab_league_map

On it, you can see where Israel is, with no designation, just like Ethiopia.  Also note that on The Economist's map, Jordan is spelled correctly, and it references Palestinian Territories, not Palestine. 

So, it looks as if there was a bit of adulteration going on there too. 

Too bad there is not a substitute for that word along the lines of infantileration. It would be more fitting when talking about libs.

[ConservativeMobster]

Is that Glenn Becks show?

Yep, the old Glenn Beck show is now called The Blaze.

[DefiantSix]

Do you watch The Blaze? Last night's episode was particularly disturbing.

I'm rarely able to find time to sit down and watch his show. ("I've got my country's 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder, and Guilder to frame for it.  I'm swamped.")  I stream his radio show in the mornings when I'm at work, and that's usually enough "Glenny Downer" for me to last the day.

That being said, I do like TheBlaze.com as a news source with a minimum of bias.

[IassaFTots]

Too bad there is not a substitute for that word along the lines of infantileration. It would be more fitting when talking about libs.

I like it.  NON banned word.