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British lecturers vote to boycott Israeli universities
British lecturers have voted overwhelmingly to boycott Israeli universities and colleges. At their annual conference, the lecturers said Israeli academics are complicit in their government’s oppression of Palestinians. However, as soon as the vote was carried it was declared null and void by the lecturers’ union because of legal threats. Roshan Muhammed Salih in Bournemouth […]
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“Boycotts work”: An interview with Omar Barghouti
Ali Mustafa, The Electronic Intifada, 1 June 2009 Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian researcher, commentator and human rights activist and a leader of the Palestinian campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions to force Israel to uphold international law and universal human rights. Barghouti discussed the growing worldwide campaign with The Electronic Intifada contributor Ali […]
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Sign the Petition Against the UC Davis Summer Abroad in Israel
To: Dr. Eric Shroeder Summer Abroad faculty Director, Dr. Jean-Xavier Guinard Associate Vice Provost, and Dr. William Lacy Vice provost at the University of California Davis From: The EAP Equality Coalition Date: June 1, 2009 As University of California students, faculty, and people of conscience, we strive to uphold the Principles of Community whereby “We […]
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WHY I’M JOINING THE ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL
2 June 2009 By Jake Lynch Nearly two-thirds of Israelis in favour of direct, substantive negotiations between their own government and the leadership of Hamas. Some mistake, surely? Actually no – this was the finding of an opinion survey in February 2008 by Tel Aviv University. Barely ten months later, as “Operation Cast Lead” got […]
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Study In Israel Billboards Modified by Guerrilla Advertisers
10 bus shelter billboards advertising the University of California”s “Study in Israel” campaign were remade into “Boycott Israel” ads and placed around Berkeley and San Francisco in May. Under the headline, “Boycott Israel? We boycott Israel because…”, one of the modified posters depicts students saying, “I believe in speaking out against racism. Israel”s entrenched system […]
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Palestinian Students in Gaza Launch Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel
A Call from Palestine: Palestinian Students” Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) PSCABI-Gaza, Occupied Palestine 29 May, 2009 “Gaza today has become the test of our indispensable morality and common humanity.” Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee, 27 December 2008 Statement The Palestinian Students” Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) […]
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Why Palestinians are calling for a boycott of Israeli universities
A Palestinian academic union urges British colleagues to back a boycott in support of ‘our struggle for justice’ * Amjad Barham * guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 26 May 2009 15.57 BST Palestinian academics have been heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with our people on the part of British academics and students – the latter attested to […]
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Firemen vote to ratchet up the heat on Israeli ‘ethnic cleansing’
Friday 15 May 2009 by John Millington in Scarborough. AS the Fire Brigades Union conference ended on Friday, delegates gave overwhelming support for a boycott of Israeli goods and backed calls for sanctions in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Moving the Palestine composite motion, Devon and Somerset delegate Dave Chappell began by praising the history […]
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British academic union deals one more blow to business-as-usual with the Israeli academy
Once again, the membership of the University and College Union (UCU) has not let Palestinians down. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes our British colleagues for their steadfast and principled support for the cause of justice and peace in Palestine and for adopting, at the UCU”s annual congress […]
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Resolution to Boycott Israel defeated at Mountain Equipment Co-op AGM
BDS Campaign targeting MEC’s ties to Israeli Apartheid Continues – On April 30th, members of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) brought a resolution to the Co-op”s Annual General meeting calling for MEC to halt business ties with Israel. Mountain Equipment Co-op, a Canada-wide chain, currently sources over 30 individual products from Israeli companies. These include products […]
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