THE COLLEGE FIX
Rutgers professor wins award for book that argues Israel purposely maims Palestinians to control them
by Staff
September 10, 2018
A Rutgers University professor who claimed Israel harvests Palestinian organs co-won the National Women’s Studies Association 2018 Alison Piepmeier Book Prize for her book “The Right to Maim.” Jasbir Puar, a professor of women’s and gender studies at Rutgers, hasn’t been shy in the past about attacking Israel, arguing in a talk that Israeli defense forces use “shoot to cripple practices” that involve shooting at the vital organs of protesters. Her latest book won accolades for its discussion of “debility,” or “bodily injury and social exclusion brought on by economic and political factors.” READ MORE