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The Universoty of California’s Policy Makes No Sense – Jewish Voice for Peace
Published by Jewish Voice for Peace, May 11, 2010 Jewish Voice for Peace is puzzled by University of California President Mark Yudof”s statement on the recent divestment efforts at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego. President Yudof has either not read the text of the bills or is choosing to misinterpret them, as neither bill […]
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MSU: A Call to Boycott, Divest and Sanction
By Aminah Galal on May. 10, 2010 Every May, the Muslim Student Union (MSU), with the support of many progressive and diverse student organizations, presents a week-long series of events dedicated to sharing the story of a people subjected to 62 years of statelessness and oppression. Because the mainstream media rarely portrays the plight of […]
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University of California execs say they’ll only divest from occupation if US gov’t finds genocide
by Jeff Blankfort and Phil Weiss on May 11, 2010 Yesterday Weiss wrote that Elena Kagan’s nomination calls on American Jews to recognize our prominence in the elite of American society. Here’s some more evidence. According to wikipedia, Marc Yudof, an educator who is president of the University of California, is Jewish and has sterling […]
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The Yudof Doctrine: No divestment from Israel until genocide
“The U.S. has not made any declaration regarding the State of Israel and, therefore, we will not bring a recommendation before the Board to divest from companies doing business with the State of Israel.” – UC President Mark Yudof, UC Regents Chairman Russell Gould, and UC Regents Vice Chair Sherry Lansing UC President Mark Yudof […]
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Open Letter to UC President – Mohammad Talaat
Received May 11, 2010 Dear UC President Yudof, I received your enclosed message and statement, “UC Statement on Divestment,” and was saddened and disappointed. Not because I disagree with your position and the UC Board of Regents” – that”s human – rather because of the thin rationale and less-than-honest language it employs. Let me elaborate. […]
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Activist groups: No funds for Israel
By Andrew Beale | DAILY LOBO A group of students at UNM is following the University of California Berkeley”s trend by starting a “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” campaign against Israel. This means the removal of school funds from groups that make a profit in Israel, said Nada Noor, a spokeswoman for UNM”s Coalition for Peace […]
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Conflict with Palestinians only link Brandeis protesters have to Israel
If this is our future By DANIEL GORDIS 07/05/2010 15:37 Imagine this, if you can. A prestigious university in the United States, with deep roots in the American Jewish community, invites Israel”s ambassador to deliver its annual commencement address. But instead of expressing pride in the choice of speaker and in the country that he […]
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Statement of Solidarity with the UC Berkeley Hunger Strikers
“Pessimism comes from reality, because reality is tragic. Optimism comes from action, because action changes reality.” ~Jose Mariategui We Students for Justice in Palestine stand in solidarity and support the actions of the UC Berkeley Hunger Strikers. We find their stand against the racist and violent Arizona law SB 1070 to be courageous, demonstrating a […]
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Deputy Israeli Ambassador’s Visit to Manchester University
On the 28th of April, 2010 the Deputy Israeli Ambassador visited the University of Manchester and spoke at an event ironically called “Hopes and Challenges in the Middle East “, Action Palestine felt it was our duty to the Palestinian people, who are systematically oppressed by the government she represents, to protest against her cynical […]
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Solidarity is a weapon against Israeli propaganda
May 6, 2010 Posted by yaman Perhaps the most important success of the divestment movement at Berkeley has been overlooked. Yes, it is true that a super majority of the student senate supported divestment from Israeli war crimes and the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. It is true that the vote was reversed only […]
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