Chutzpah!
A definition of Chutzpah is when you might be to blame for something and then you condemn the outcome, which you yourself might have been able to prevent. This idea of Chutzpah is illustrated in the anecdote, the assassin of John F. Kennedy claimed that, surely, were Kennedy alive he would have released him from jail and therefore he should be released.
As Prof. Allan Dershowitz, I was also shocked when I read the line-up for the Israel debate at the Oxford Union this coming week. I have heard of Peter Tatchel from his own colleagues and he is indeed a known critic of Israel and pro-Palestinian. So how he could appear on the pro-Israel side of the debate baffles me.
However, I was even more shocked when… Read More »