David Lloyd, of the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel’s Organizing Committee, authored the following response to the statement of the American Association of University Professors (http://www.aaup.org/news/aaup-statement-academic-boycotts) issued on May 10: The AAUP’s statement is nothing new and is as incoherent on the academic and cultural boycott of Israel as it [...]
The General Membership of the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) just voted (at their annual meeting taking place this weekend in Seattle) for a resolution in support of the boycott of Israeli academic institutions and in solidarity with the world-wide movement responding to this call from Palestinian civil society. AAAS is the FIRST academic [...]
Joined with the global movement for a cultural boycott of Israel by musicians, we all ask Alicia Keys to stand on the side of justice and cancel her gig in Tel Aviv, Israel. Alicia Keys is scheduled to play to a segregated audience in Israel on July 4, 2013 at Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2013 CONTACT: Sundus Seif, brooklyncollegesjp@gmail.com NEW YORK – The Students for Justice in Palestine chapter of Brooklyn College deplores the efforts of politicians and others to bully student activists and faculty and to smear supporters of boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel as anti-Semites. In recent days, opponents of an [...]
The Palestinian Boycott National Committee issued the following call to action, urging supporters of BDS to vote for G4S as the “Worst Company of the Year” in the Public Eye People’s Award, an annual corporate accountability event. G4S has been nominated for the infamous ‘Worst Company of the Year’ Public Eye People’s Award’. G4S is [...]
The following statement from the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel calls on Erik Truffaz to cancel his performance at the Red Sea Festival in Eilat. Occupied Palestine Dear Erik Truffaz, We at the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) urge you to cancel your [...]
by Sa’ed Adel Atshan (published at Indian Country Today.) Ever since my childhood, I have always felt a deep connection with Native Americans. At the Ramallah Friends School, a Quaker institution established in Palestine over a century ago, we learned about our shared history as indigenous peoples who have faced ethnic cleansing by European colonists [...]
Via Minnesota Break the Bonds: On October 12, 2012, the Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign, along with over 100 organizations from around the world, sent the following letter to each of the Minnesota Timberwolves players. With a sense of urgency, we ask you to boycott the exhibition game against Maccabi-Haifa, the Israeli team that you [...]
In Response to Student and Faculty Concerns, Earlham College’s Dining Services Decides to Stop Selling Sabra Products From BDS Earlham: On the 5th of September, Earlham College’s dining service agreed to have Sabra Hummus removed from the coffee shop after being informed of the involvement in Israeli human rights violations in Palestine by Strauss Group Ltd., of [...]
The following piece was published first on Mondoweiss: I am deeply indebted to my friend, Beryl Satter, for taking the time to compose a response to my letter to Judith Butler. Dialogue is necessary. And debate, even the type that might easily move some toward outrage, does not require insufferable contempt. Given that, I would like to respond [...]