If I Were Raphael Golb- The "Weird" EMails, Dead Sea Scrolls

Raphael Golb, with
his lawyer Ron Kuby (left)

Personal meditation exercise:


WHAT WOULD I DO IF I WERE RAPHAEL GOLB?

I just don't understand where these "identity theft" and "criminal impersonation" and "forgery" charges all come from.

Now, if I were Raphael Golb and I wanted people to pay attention to something important I wanted to say about somebody- such as- to point out that they plagiarized, or they prevented my father from his task for 40 years, or they ignored these abuses for 50 years- I think my intention would be to get my point across.

What a colossal waste of my time, if all I wanted, was to get people to believe I actually was that person-
-all for the sake of a mere- but so glorious!- ten minutes!

What Exactly Was Raphael Golb Convicted Of? -Dead Sea Scrolls Trial

Equality, Liberty, Fraternity
French Revolution, Masonic emblem

People know that Raphael Golb was found "guilty" in criminal court last week. But what do people think he was found "guilty" of?

I suspect a lot of people assume Raphael Golb was found "guilty" of making up "lies" about Dr. Lawrence Schiffman plagiarizing his father.

I thought making up a lie about someone is "defamation" or "libel." And if the court decides there could possibly be some plausibility to the accusation, it's not "defamation" anymore. And I thought that's a matter for civil court to figure out.