Professor Accuses “Irrationally Hateful” New Atheists of Being Zionists and Supporting Palestinian Genocide

False impressions ought to be corrected. One of mine was that if you teach at a university, you have learned how to think, and you’ve accepted that while youhave a right to your own opinion, you’re not entitled toyour own facts.

I see now that I was wrong. Jamil Khader, a dean of research and professor of English at Bethlehem UniversityinPalestine, hasopened my eyes.

In an op-ed piece for Al Jazeera,Khader’sfirst conclusion-jumping mistake is to assert as fact that theChapel Hill victimswere mu...