 The university denied that Dershowitz , who had been criticized for his campaign against Finkelstein 's tenure , played any part in this decision . At the same time , the university denied tenure to international studies assistant professor Mehrene Larudee , a strong supporter of Finkelstein , despite unanimous support from her department , the Personnel Committee and the dean . Finkelstein stated that he would engage in civil disobedience if attempts were made to bar him from teaching his students . 
 The university denied that Dershowitz , <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been criticized for his campaign against Finkelstein <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>tenure , played any part in this decision . At the same time , the university<a href='been_done' title='4'><mark></mark></a> denied tenure to international studies assistant professor Mehrene Larudee , a strong supporter of Finkelstein , despite unanimous support from her department , the Personnel Committee and the dean . Finkelstein stated that he would engage in civil disobedience if attempts <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> made to bar him from teaching his students . 
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