@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch My pleasure, I’m glad to help @shaynamalka! But I just checked & I’m surprised to see that Al-Shabaka hasn’t been removed yet. It’s still listed in the Guide (uncritically) & first up alongside reputable think tanks, centers & institutes. ☹️ 1/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka The Guide has a disclaimer but the HomePage enthusiastically recommends the entries as resources that offer “tips for effective research” & help students, scholars “explore the rich world of modern #Israel 🇮🇱 Studies”. Based on these criteria, including Al-Shabaka is #shameful 2/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka I’m not sure who vetted the Guide or which “expert” recommended it’s inclusion, but someone steered you very wrong. Let me explain, in brief. First, Al-Shabaka’s key sponsors are affiliated w/Badil. It’s a virulent anti Israel org that wins prizes for #antisemitic cartoons 😡 3/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka Second, its featured articles ALL advance a vehemently anti Israel & pro BDS narrative and agenda. The only “tips for effective research” that they provide is how to understand contemporary antisemitic forms of anti-#Zionism 😩 4/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka Third, Al-Shabaka collaborates w/the likes of Al-Haq (an org w/documented ties to the PFLP) and Sabeel (a not-really-Christian org that traffics in supercessionism & #antisemitism). They co-sponsor programs! 😮 5/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka And if this isn’t enough, its featured interview w/Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah was posted to a forum at Stormfront. I kid you not! Apparently, readers there all loved ❤️ it. Good grief, why list this center in an otherwise very helpful Guide for Israel 🇮🇱 Studies?!? 6/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka The Schusterman-funded center @BrandeisU that produced & is now disseminating this Guide (incl. to libraries as a research resource) is “dedicated to promoting exemplary teaching & scholarship on #Israel 🇮🇱”. Calling on you @shaynamalka to remove Al-Shabaka ASAP. Thank you! 🙏 7/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka @BrandeisU Now sharing this thread w/a few colleagues who I hope will also be willing to offer feedback. @drdivine @ayidindixieland @GeraldNGOM @DrAlexJoffe @SaraHirschhorn1 @ARomirowsky @richard_landes @WarpedMirrorPMB /end/
@Israel_Studies @AndrewPessin @NGOmonitor @palwatch @shaynamalka @BrandeisU @drdivine @ayidindixieland @GeraldNGOM @DrAlexJoffe @SaraHirschhorn1 @ARomirowsky @richard_landes @WarpedMirrorPMB I am now being told that the disclaimer means there’s no endorsement. Yet the Homepage explicitly states that the “Guide includes recommended resources” and “tips for effective research”. Al-Shabaka is presented uncritically 👎@shaynamalka
