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UC Irvine's free speech debate

Written by latimes.com Thursday, 18 February 2010
College campuses, especially at public universities, are places where all ideas should be expressed and debated. No speech ever should be stopped or punished because of the viewpoint expressed. Of course, there must be rules to regulate the time, place and manner of such expression to preserve order and even to make sure that speech can occur. Read more...

Rights of the Speaker Versus "Rights" of Disruptors

Written by huffingtonpost.com Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Recently Michael Oren, Israel's Ambassador to the United States, who is an academic historian and a political moderate, was invited to speak at the University of California at Irvine. I know Michael well and have heard him speak many times. He is one of Israel's most effective advocates, particularly on university campuses. He speaks about peace, about the two-state solution and he brings a historical perspective to his analysis. Because he is so effective, anti-Israel zealots try to prevent him from speaking and his audience from hearing his views.

Dean: UCI protesters violated free speech

Written by ocregister.com Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law and an internationally-renowned expert on the Constitution, says that the students who yelled at Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren during a campus lecture Monday were suppressing free speech. Read more...

ADL Dismayed At Confrontational Tactics Aimed At Israeli Speakers On Campus

Written by adl.org Tuesday, 09 February 2010
New York, NY, The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed concern over the increasing use of undemocratic, bullying, confrontational tactics intended to silence Israeli officials and the expression of pro-Israel views on campus. Read more...