Bulletin Archive

In "Palestinian Education in Disarray" (Commentary, Bulletin, May 2002), Professor Elia Zureik describes the challenges faced by schools and universities in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinians are "painstakingly pursuing the project of nation building, with education at its core," in […]

Elia Zureik's commentary, "Palestinian Education in Disarray" (Commentary, Bulletin, May 2002) is a textbook case of the mentality of a person convicted of the murder of his parents who pleads for leniency on the grounds that he is an orphan. […]

You deserve our appreciation for publishing Elia Zureik's article "Palestinian Education in Disarray." By allowing his dissenting voice to be heard, I am sure you will have upset the gatekeepers of orthodoxy on the Palestine Israel question. Their resort to […]

The government of British Columbia introduced legislation last month that will eliminate the B.C. Human Rights Commission, the body that investigates and mediates complaints of discrimination in the province. "This means B.C. would be the only jurisdiction in Canada, and […]

I write to protest use of the CAUT Bulletin as conduit for the delivery of a completely one-sided anti-Israel screed, "Palestinian Education in Disarray," (Commentary, Bulletin, May 2002). Readers will not be enlightened by outrageous propaganda, "The Palestinians have been […]

I wish to congratulate CAUT for running the article by Elia Zureik on education in Palestine. Zureik has long experience of on-the-ground realities in Palestine and his special concern for education in Palestine makes him admirably suited to write such […]

I was disgusted and appalled when I read "Palestinian Education in Disarray" (Commentary, Bulletin, May 2002). First, I do not believe the Bulletin is an appropriate forum for discussing one side of the controversial topic of Middle East politics. Second, […]

I am writing to express my admiration for CAUT's willingness to publish Elia Zureik's courageous article on the obstacles facing Palestinian education. As an Israeli citizen, I am aware of the restrictions imposed on Palestinian students and educators by my […]

La restriction de la liberté d'expression dans le milieu universitaire et les médias fera l'objet d'une conférence nationale organisée par l'ACPPU et qui aura lieu du 1er au 3 novembre au Château Laurier, à Ottawa. Le plus grand syndicat de […]

CAUT should be commended for printing Elia Zureik's illuminating account of the myths and realities of the sorry state of higher education, indeed of education generally, for Palestinians subject to official Israeli government policies of Jewish domination and colonization. Israeli […]

Le gouvernement américain dit qu'il s'emploiera plus énergiquement à faire inclure les services d'enseignement postsecondaire dans le controversé Accord général sur le commerce des services. Alors que les négociations visant à élargir l'accord sont déjà en cours à l'Organisation mondiale […]

Thank you for putting a human face on the damage done to Palestinian education as a result of Israel's continuing military interventions in the occupied territories. Elia Zureik's article is a poignant reminder of the difficult and dehumanizing conditions in […]