Saturday, January 03, 2009

The quality of Israeli orientalists

I have always observed the quality of Israeli Orientalism is quite low, by any standards. I can't think of one who possesses the erudition, knowledge, skills, and talents of classical Orientalists. Hell, Israeli Orientalists still avidly read and cite Al-Hawadith Magazine not knowing that it died as a widely read publication back in 1977. I say this because I always make a point to look at Israeli terrorist propaganda in Arabic: leaflets, messages, etc. The quality of their Arabic is so bad: you would think that their Dahlan agents would give them a hand.