Tali Fahima to teach filmmaking

The Sapir college students are in for a ghastly surprise: Tali Fahima, the Israeli tramp sentenced to three years in prison for consorting with the enemy, Zacharia Zbeidi, the commander of the al-aqsa brigades in Jenin, is scheduled for a guest lecture. Now where did I leave my barf bag? And who do you think is her host? Eyal Sivan. What's this person doing here? Was he exiled from his exile?

Almog Boker
Ma'ariv, June 19, 2007


Film students at the Sapir College were surprised to find out that Tali Fahima, of all people, the one convicted of assisting the enemy in time of war, contacting a foreign agent, possessing a weapon without a license and supporting a terror organization, is to deliver a guest lecture on ethical dilemmas in documentary films.
The al-aksa brigades commander in Jenin may have been amused by this notion, he is after all Fahima's close buddy. Not so the Sapir students, who have no intention of attending the lecture: "We do respect freedom of speech, but the lecturers are supposed to teach, not engage in political activities. Instead of preparing a good lecture, they invite Fahima, a convicted criminal who served time for consorting with the enemy. I wouldn't be suprised if they bring Ismail Haniyeh next", said an angry student.
Fahima was invited by none other than Eyal Sivan (and here). He really got on the students' nerves when he called Fahima "a boundary breaker". The students demanded that Fahima's
lecture be called off, as they see no reason why someone who endangered state security become
involved in teaching activities. "It is sad when our teachers are using academia for peddling their political agenda instead of being role models for the students", says one cinematography student. "There is no way I'm going to attend her lecture. And if I am on campus that day, I shall protest this woman's presence as I see fit."
Professor Zeev Tzahor, Sapir College president commented that he does not interfere academic considerations. As for inviting Fahima: "She's paid her debt to society, now she is an ordinary
citizen."

Well, you see, I beg to differ, she is NO ordinary citizen. Ordinary citizens do not hang out with terrorists in Jenin. Ordinary citizens to not help terrorists plan atrocities against soldiers and fellow citizens. Ordinary citizens do not go to live (and fornicate) with wanted terrorists. Ordinary citizens do not go to jail. Having political convictions is one thing, being a kapo is another. Why not invite Igal Amir? He took just one life. Zbeidi took more. Fahima was his accessory. Is trying to destroy the State of Israel a lesser crime than the assassination of a prime minister?
And why is that clown Sivan teaching in Sapir, where students are afraid to go to class and sleep in their dorms because of the Qassam salvos showered on them from Gaza?