Oren Ben-Dor
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Oren Ben-Dor teaches the philosophy of law and political philosophy at the University of Southampton School of Law in the United Kingdom
. He has published two books on these topics and is releasing shortly a third on the connection between law and art. He has been published in various academic and mainstream publications.
He received his Bachelor of Laws from Birmingham University (1992), and his Master of Arts (1993) and Doctor of Philosophy (1997) from University College London
.
Ben-Dor is a former Israel
i, born in Nahariya
in northern Israel. He has supported academic boycotts of Israel universities, writing that those on the Israeli "left" who oppose it are "sophisticated accomplices to the smothering of debate." He has written about alleged apartheid in Israel, bias in Israel's education system, the ethical and legal challenges facing Palestine, and the use of violence by the Israeli state.
As a contributor to the newsletter CounterPunch
, he's written against Israel’s role in the 2006 Lebanon War and in the Gaza War of December 2008 to January 2009. Criticizing Israel's tactics against Hamas, Ben-Dor wrote that "assassinating individual members of Hamas
, even toppling the organisation, destroying its infrastructure and buildings, will not destroy the legitimate opposition to the arrogant and self-righteous Zionist entity." In 2007 he joined a number of intellectuals and activists in signing a "One State Declaration" which calls for one democratic state in the whole of Israel and Palestine. He has supported that alternative in public debate. Oren Yiftachel
has engaged in academic debate, in the journal Holy Land Studies
, with Ben-Dor over the latter's views of Yiftachel's book and the One-State solution.
Writing in FrontPage Magazine, Steven Plaut
has described Ben-Dor as "perhaps the most malicious of the anti-Israel academic expatriates in Britain. ... he rants against Israeli 'apartheid' and denounces those who think Israel has a right to exist as hypocrites and people not truly pursuing peace."
United Kingdom
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. He has published two books on these topics and is releasing shortly a third on the connection between law and art. He has been published in various academic and mainstream publications.
He received his Bachelor of Laws from Birmingham University (1992), and his Master of Arts (1993) and Doctor of Philosophy (1997) from University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
.
Ben-Dor is a former Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i, born in Nahariya
Nahariya
Nahariya is the northernmost coastal city in Israel, with an estimated population of 51,200.-History:Nahariya was founded by German Jewish immigrants from the Fifth Aliyah in the 1930s...
in northern Israel. He has supported academic boycotts of Israel universities, writing that those on the Israeli "left" who oppose it are "sophisticated accomplices to the smothering of debate." He has written about alleged apartheid in Israel, bias in Israel's education system, the ethical and legal challenges facing Palestine, and the use of violence by the Israeli state.
As a contributor to the newsletter CounterPunch
Counterpunch
Counterpunch can refer to:* Counterpunch , a punch in boxing* CounterPunch, a bi-weekly political newsletter* Counterpunch , a type of punch used in traditional typography* Punch-Counterpunch, a Transformers character...
, he's written against Israel’s role in the 2006 Lebanon War and in the Gaza War of December 2008 to January 2009. Criticizing Israel's tactics against Hamas, Ben-Dor wrote that "assassinating individual members of Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
, even toppling the organisation, destroying its infrastructure and buildings, will not destroy the legitimate opposition to the arrogant and self-righteous Zionist entity." In 2007 he joined a number of intellectuals and activists in signing a "One State Declaration" which calls for one democratic state in the whole of Israel and Palestine. He has supported that alternative in public debate. Oren Yiftachel
Oren Yiftachel
Oren Yiftachel teaches political geography, urban planning and public policy at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.Yiftachel studied during the 1980s in Australian and Israeli universities...
has engaged in academic debate, in the journal Holy Land Studies
Holy Land Studies
Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Edinburgh University Press. The journal is edited by Nur-eldeen Masalha, who co-founded it with Michael Prior in 2002. The journal covers issues that have a contemporary relevance and a wider public...
, with Ben-Dor over the latter's views of Yiftachel's book and the One-State solution.
Writing in FrontPage Magazine, Steven Plaut
Steven Plaut
Steven Plaut is an American-born Israeli associate professor of Business Administration at the University of Haifa and a writer. Plaut is a member of the editorial board of the Middle East Quarterly, a publication of the Middle East Forum think tank....
has described Ben-Dor as "perhaps the most malicious of the anti-Israel academic expatriates in Britain. ... he rants against Israeli 'apartheid' and denounces those who think Israel has a right to exist as hypocrites and people not truly pursuing peace."