Should we vote for a boycott?
Yes, John Chalcraft: An international, non-violent movement supporting divestment, sanctions and boycott of Israel is gathering strength. The question for British academics is whether they too should refuse to do business as usual with Israeli academic institutions. At stake is not the boycott of individual Israelis, nor some political test, but the withdrawal of institutional collaboration - in relation to funding, visits, conferences, joint publication and the like - with Israeli universities.
Academics will be unimpressed by the erroneous claim that Israeli universities have seriously opposed Israeli violations. No Israeli academic institution has ever taken a public stand against Israel's 40-year military occupation.… Seguir leyendo »