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In Response to AAUP’s letter to the ASA
David Lloyd, USACBI organising collective member Opposition to the ASA”s resolution to honor and endorse the boycott of Israeli academic institutions is beginning to reveal some significant bedfellows. The recent letter signed by eight former presidents is small news: many of them are not currently active members of the Association and five had already signed […]
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Ending the academy’s silence about Israel
Magid Shihade The global boycott, divest and sanctions (BDS) movement against the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine won a victory two weeks ago when the National Council of the American Studies Association (ASA), an academic organization with nearly 4,000 members, unanimously approved a resolution calling for an ASA boycott of Israeli universities. The resolution, which […]
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NBC: Terminate film project promoting Israeli apartheid, ethnic cleansing and colonization in occupied East Jerusalem
Palestinian Civil Society and National Institutions to NBC: Terminate the NBC film project promoting Israeli apartheid, ethnic cleansing and colonization in occupied East Jerusalem Respect corporate responsibility for international law and Palestinian human rights We, the undersigned Palestinian civil society organizations and national institutions, condemn in the strongest terms the plan of the American TV […]
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Round-up of Articles on the ASA Boycott Resolution
Press Releases ASA National Council Votes Unanimously To Endorse Academic Boycott of Israel | ASA National Council American Studies Association Calls for Academic Boycott of Israel | ASA Activism Caucus Statements in Support of the ASA Academic Boycott Resolution The Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees Warmly Salutes the American Studies Association […]
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ASA National Council Votes Unanimously To Endorse Academic Boycott of Israel
American Studies Association One year ago, the Academic and Community Activism Caucus of the American Studies Association (ASA) asked the Executive Committee (EC) to consider a resolution to honor the call from Palestinian civil society to support the academic boycott of Israel. The EC forwarded the resolution to the National Council. Following the deliberative procedures […]
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Hebrew University Conference Dealt Two Significant Blows
Statement from Campaign to Boycott the Oral History Conference at Hebrew University of Jerusalem We are pleased to announce that the planned June 2014 “International Oral History Conference” being organized by Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been dealt a double blow with the cancellation of their two international keynote speakers: Alessandro Portelli (Italy) and Mary […]
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Call to Boycott the Oral History Conference at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Open Letter
The following open letter was originally issued on August 12 to oral historians and scholars planning to participate in the June 2014 International Conference on Oral History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The letter is signed by over 375 scholars and community oral historians and counting; and is endorsed by Academic and Cultural Boycott […]
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New report highlights discrimination against Palestinians by Israeli education system
The Mossawa Centre has filed a report with the U.S. State Department summarizing the many ways Palestinian citizens in Israel are discriminated against, which includes a section about the discrimination against Palestinian citizens in the educational system in Israel. Please see page 4 for the beginning of the discussion on education in Israel. Mossawa Centre, Briefing Paper […]
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Articles on the ASA Academic Boycott Resolution – The Taboo on Boycotting Israel has Been Broken & More
Other articles on the American Studies Association boycott resolution presented this past ASA conference: Academics should boycott Israel: Growing movement takes next step | Steven Salaita, Salon American Studies Association national council endorses academic boycott of Israel | Alex Kane, Mondoweiss Toward an Ethic of Legitimate Dissent: Academic Boycott at the American Studies Association | […]
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American Studies Association Boycott Resolution – Frequently Asked Questions
ASA BOYCOTT RESOLUTION – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS To download this document as a PDF, click here for front side and here for back side. TAKE ACTION: If you are a member of the American Studies Association, it is still as relevant as ever to sign on & support the academic boycott resolution – http://www.change.org/petitions/members-of-the-asa-support-resolution-to-boycott-israeli-academic-institutions The ASA Caucus on […]
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