one fewer Zionist journalist...a victory for the people

While scanning through a recent issue of my alma mater's oily propaganda rag of a student newspaper (a publication to which this humble blogger used to contribute), I and a friend came across a mostly unintelligible mess of Zionist rambling. Standard fare for U.S. media.

It soon became apparent, however, that the few parts that actually bordered on coherence had actually been plagiarized - note the following comparisons between Mr. Simeone's remarks and an Anti-Defamation League report on imagined "Anti-Israel Activity on American College Campuses"...

Scott Simeone’s column:
“Many rallies and events have gone beyond legitimate criticism of Israel and
have been marked by hateful attacks against Jews and the Jewish state,
crossing the line into blatant anti-Semitism.”

Anti-Defamation League:
“Many rallies and events, often organized or supported by radical Muslim
student groups, have gone beyond legitimate criticism of Israel and have
been marked by hateful attacks against Jews and the Jewish state,
crossing the line into blatant anti-Semitism.”


Scott Simeone’s column:
“Colleges and universities across the United States have recently
experienced highly charged anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activity.”

Anti-Defamation League:
“Colleges and universities across the United States have experienced
periods of highly charged anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activity…”

Whew. It's bad enough when you justify forced population transfers, colonial dispossession, and policies reminiscent of apartheid, even worse when you have to plagiarize to do so. I would advise all to cast a wary eye towards similar incarnations in their own media markets.

To the credit of the Pitt News, Mr. Simeone will be relieved of his duties, meaning they'll have to find another unimaginative hack that can wash us away with deluges of stories celebrating Israel's legendary restraint. Unfortunately, there's certainly no shortage of such people.