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Defending Boycotts
In Defense of Academic Boycotts: A Response to Martha Nussbaum Fall 2007 » Dissent print | email By Mohammed Abed In “Against Academic Boycotts” (Summer 2007), Martha Nussbaum develops an argument against academic boycotts in general and boycotts of Israeli academia in particular. The argument proceeds by first noting that boycotts are but one option […]
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PACBI FAQs
BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS (BDS) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What is the underlying principle of calling for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)? It is no longer denied that Israel has oppressed the Palestinian people for decades in multiple forms: occupying, colonizing, ethnically cleansing, racially discriminating; in short, denying Palestinians the fundamental rights for freedom, equality and […]
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International Writers and Scholars Endorse Academic Boycott of Israel
by Steven Salaita / January 27th, 2009 We stand in support of the indigenous Palestinian people in Gaza, who are fighting for their survival against one of the most brutal uses of state power in both this century and the last. We condemn Israel”s recent (December 2008/ January 2009) breaches of international law in the […]
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Israel Boycott Movement Comes to U.S.
Inside Higher Ed | January 26th The movement to boycott Israeli academic institutions has largely been centered in Britain (where in 2007 the University and College Union dropped the call). In response to the conflict in Gaza, calls for academic boycotts have crossed the Atlantic, surfacing first in Ontario, and now in the United States. […]
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SF Labor Council Resolution Demanding Immediate Opening of Border Crossings into Gaza
San Francisco Labor Council January 26th, 2009 Resolution Demanding the Immediate Opening of Border Crossings into Gaza [Note: The following resolution was adopted unanimously, with two abstentions, by the delegates’ meeting of the San Francisco Labor Council on Jan. 26, 2009.] Whereas, the San Francisco Labor Council delegates’ meeting on Jan. 12, 2009, adopted a […]
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Montreal: professors and university employees call for Israel boycott
Le Devoir. January 24 2009. We are a group of teachers and employees at Quebec colleges and universities who stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and with the people of Gaza who have suffered through the Israeli siege as targets of Israel”s brutal military attack. It will take more than ceasefires to bring a […]
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Spanish boycott letter
Dear Islamic University of Gaza, Bir Zeit University, PCHR, Concerned about the recently halted Israeli aggression against Gaza and keeping in mind the long history of continuous Israeli and Zionist aggressions against Palestinians, some professors, students and employees at the Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (Uned) -Spanish Distance Learning University-, have met several times […]
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Boycott Israeli Dance Company on US/Canada Tour
Saturday, January 24, 2009 By Fayyad Call for Action: Israel”s leading dance company, Batsheva, is touring the US and Canada starting January 28th through March of 2009. As cultural ambassadors and representatives of their country, Batsheva was asked to denounce the racist and brutal policies and crimes of their government against the Palestinian people, and […]
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Israeli offensive in Gaza
Madam, – There has been widespread international condemnation of Israel”s bombardment and subsequent invasion of Gaza, which has been defined by international lawyers as a violation of the 4th Geneva Convention. No civilians, Israelis or Palestinian, should be subjected to attack, whether from rockets from Gaza or bombs and bullets from Israel. However, while every […]
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Veolia Dealt Major Blow in BDS campaign
Diakonia Press Statement Stockholm, 20 January 2009 Today the Stockholm community council in Sweden announced that the French company Veolia who has been the current operator at the Subway’s in Stockholm County for 10 years lost the contract to the MTR-cooperation. The contracts for the coming 8 years is worth 3,5 Billion EURO and has […]
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