Matthew Kalman, Jerusalem Correspondent: News of Government Guidelines on 'Pluralism' Alarms Israeli Academics

Thursday, 4 November 2010

News of Government Guidelines on 'Pluralism' Alarms Israeli Academics

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Nov 4, 2010

By Matthew Kalman

Jerusalem

Israel's education minister, Gideon Sa'ar, has reignited a debate about academic freedom in Israel by announcing the imminent publication of a "document of guiding principles" for faculty at Israeli institutions of higher education...

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Reporting from Jerusalem

Matthew Kalman is the former editor in chief of THE JERUSALEM REPORT and a sought-after media commentator and public speaker. A correspondent and filmmaker based in Jerusalem since 1998, he has reported for TIME, Newsweek, the Boston Globe, London Sunday Times, USA Today, Toronto Globe & Mail, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Daily News, the Chronicle of Higher Education and the London Daily Mail.
His television reporting includes PBS in the United States, Channel 4 News UK and CTV in Canada. He is a frequent contributor to radio news programmes in Canada and Britain.
Matthew graduated from Cambridge University in 1983. He has an MA (Cantab) in History.
He co-directed the documentary Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell which has been selected for dozens of film festivals and events across the US, Canada, Australia and Britain.
Matthew can be reached at matthewkalman@gmail.com