Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Chomsky Barred from West Bank

THE BOSTON GLOBE: MIT professor turned away at Jordan border

Noam Chomsky, an outspoken voice on the political left and a fierce critic of Israeli foreign policy, was denied entry by Israeli officials into the West Bank yesterday, where he was scheduled to deliver a lecture at a Palestinian university.

Chomsky, a renowned linguistics professor at MIT, was seeking to cross the border between Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, but was turned away after being questioned for several hours. He said authorities did not provide an explanation, but told him they would send a written account to the American Embassy. >>> Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | Monday, May 17, 2010