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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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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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Escalation of Academic and Cultural Boycott against Israel
Ramallah, May 17, (Pal Telegraph) – Last month, prominent academics from the British Committee for Universities of Palestine, BRICUP [1], urged you not to perform in Israel, arguing: “If you had just emerged from three weeks of unfettered bombing from land, sea and air, with no place to hide and no place to run, your […]
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University occupations over Gaza
Mona Baker At the end of December 2008 a wave of protest occupations swept across UK university campuses in response to the Israeli attacks on Gaza. The “occupation movement” started on 13 January 2009, when students at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London occupied the Brunei Gallery and issued a list of […]
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Sheffield University Occupiers: Occupation Spreads to Jessop West!
Press Release: Occupation Spreads to Jessop West!!! The following press release was sent out tonight by the occupiers in Jessop West, remember to send solidarity and feel free to visit us in the exhibition centre at any time: 23rd March 2009 The Occupiers in the University of Sheffield have occupied a new space within the […]
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Manchester University Students Confiscate promo materials from arms industry stall
On Tuesday 24th February 2009, 40 students from the University of Manchester confiscated the entire recruitment stall for Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) – a Ministry of Defence organisation, including the backing display board. The students wore high-vis jackets with the words ‘UMSU Health and Safety Inspectors’ written on the back. — Arms Industry […]
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PRIORITY CALL FOR PHYSICIANS WORLDWIDE TO SIGN OPEN LETTER TO WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RE: THEIR NEW PRESIDENT YORAM BLACHAR
Dear colleagues, We need your support for a potentially influential open letter of protest regarding the inauguration last November of Dr Yoram Blachar, longstanding President of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA), as President of the World Medical Association (WMA). The WMA is the official body tasked with overseeing the ethical behaviour of doctors worldwide. For […]
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MIDEAST: Israel Boycott Movement Gains Momentum
By Mel Frykberg RAMALLAH, Mar 3 (IPS) – “Standing United with the People of Gaza” is the theme of this week’s Israel Apartheid Week (IAW), which kicked off in Toronto and another 39 cities across the globe Sunday. A movement to boycott Israeli goods, culture and academic institutions is gaining momentum as Geneva prepares to […]
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Sign BRICUP’S protest to the Science Museum about Israel Science Day
With amazing and insensitive bad taste the Science Museum in London (and the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry) are allowing their premises to be used for an “Israel Day of Science” sponsored by the Zionist Federation. The research of seven Israeli universities is to be showcased. The planned dates are March 3 (Manchester) and […]
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The new movement against Israel’s apartheid
Eric Ruder looks at the new movement taking shape in this country and around the world–for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel and its oppression of the Palestinian people. February 27, 2009 Some 5,000 people turned out in Los Angeles to demonstrate against Israel’s war (David Rapkin | SW) THE RUTHLESS assault on the 1.5 […]
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