Robert Fishman

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Dr. Robert G. Fishman is executive director of George Washington University's Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. He received his PhD in anthropology from SUNY at Buffalo in 1983. For eight years, he served as administrative coordinator and assistant professor of anthropology at Georgia State University. He served as Executive Director of Israel Bonds for the Washington region where he secured over a quarter billion dollars in loans for the State of Israel during his 13-year tenure.

He called a pro-Palestinian law student a recognized terrorist and subsequently apologized when threatened with a lawsuit. ^[1] ^[2]

Further information: Hillel:_The_Foundation_for_Jewish_Campus_Life#Criticism

He also orchestrated a group of Hillel members to read highly critical questions pre-drafted by Deborah Lipstadt as if they were there own to President Jimmy Carter who spoke on campus in March 2007. This and their tactics of blocking the microphones from other students gave the media the false impression that the audience was critical of Carter despite repeated standing ovations. ^[3].

Further information: Palestine_Peace_Not_Apartheid#George_Washington_University_visit

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