Well, first of all, no professor should be able to say, I refuse to defend my position. I refuse to debate my position.
Alan DershowitzI think extremists within the base may very well move the Democratic party away from its pro-Israel position.
Alan DershowitzWhen the Jews were being persecuted by the Nazis in 1944 we passed the War Refugee Act, which focused on rescuing Jews, a religious group. But if the religious group is the subject of the persecution based on their religion, it's perfectly OK for a First Amendment-bound society to emphasize their rescue, just as it is perfectly OK to emphasize the fact that many, if not all of the perpetrators of Islamic terrorism, come from countries with a history of supporting terrorism.
Alan Dershowitz