Professors for a Strong Israel is a right-wing group of academics in Israel.[1] They describe themselves as a "non-partisan organization of academics united by a shared concern for the security and the Jewish character of the State of Israel."[2] It was founded in 1988 but stepped up its activities after the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993.[3]
They are opposed to the creation of a Palestinian state [4] and consider the removal of Israelis from Gaza to have been ethnic cleansing. [5]
Notable members include Nobel Prize winner Robert Aumann and Knesset member Arie Eldad.
References
- ^ http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=103756&contrassID=2&subContrassID=15&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y&itemNo=103756
- ^ http://www.professors.org.il/
- ^ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=180508§ioncode=26
- ^ Re: The problem isn't Arafat Professors for a Strong Israel, Accessed 29 April 2007
- ^ Re: Call for the Likud ministers to disengage from the government of ethnic cleansing Professors for a Strong Israel, Accessed 29 April 2007