Ken Roth: My criticisms of Israel almost cost me a Harvard fellowship

<b></b><br />The censorship and purging of critics of Zionism is a longstanding phenomenon in US academia. And a recent incident with Ken Roth shows even the mildest criticism of Israel can have professional repercussions. The former executive director of Human Rights Watch was recently denied a fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School in a widely publicized scandal. After hundreds of phone calls from supporters and an article in <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/hrw-harvard-israel-kennedy-school/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Nation</a> exposing Harvard's pro-Israel donors, Roth was accepted into the fellowship, and the university released a conciliatory statement. Ken Roth joins <i>The Marc Steiner Show</i> to discuss his ordeal.<br /><br />Help us continue producing <i>The Marc Steiner Show</i> by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:<br /><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st</a><br />Get The Marc Steiner Show updates: <a href="https://therealnews.com/up-pod-st" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/up-pod-st</a><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://twitter.com/therealnews</a><br /><br /><b></b>