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Oxford & Cambridge students launch Gaza encampment.
Cambridge for Palestine called for the university to disclose & divest “from its financial & professional support” of the war in Gaza.
#StudentProtests #UK #BDS ..
Merkur is a small danish bank, with a high level of green and democratic principles.
After weeks of pressure from shareholders, Merkur's investment firm, dutch Triodos, is now dropping investments in the huge Israeli IT company, #CheckPointSoftwareTechnologies , which works closely with the Israeli military.
Next: to make sure the companies #SolarEdge and #Tipa are also being sold, and make transactions for Palestine possible again.
#divest #BDS #triodosbank #BDS #freepalestine
What students protesting Israel’s Gaza siege want — and how their demands on divestment fit into the BDS movement
There’s been a concerted effort in Israel and the US to block this movement’s tactics and goals.The Conversation
Big win for the #Montréal #McGill student encampment: @GM7077 #studentprotest #BDS
Judge rejects injunction request for McGill encampment protest
(2 students behind request claimed pro-Palestinian protesters have 'created an environment of hate on campus')
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mcgill-encampment-injunction-ruling-1.7190335
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In a first potential concession from a US university on student protests, Brown U reaches agreement with protesters.
Protestors would remove their encampment in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel.
5 students will be invited to meet with five members of Brown in May to present their arguments, & the board will vote on the proposal in October.
Note: "consider"; "vote in October"
#StudentProtests #USPol #BDS ..
#Columbia president just announced that talks with student protestors have failed and the university will not divest from #Israel.
#studentspring #bds #FreePalestine #ceasefire #ceasefirenow #gaza #Netanyahu #apartheidisrael #IsraelApartheid #ethniccleansing
US Will Not Sanction Israeli Battalions despite Admitting Human Rights Violations - Report - Palestine Chronicle
The decision comes after a report published by Axios indicated that Blinken had decided to punish Israel’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
‘Like a war zone’: Emory University grapples with fallout from police response to protest
https://www.inkl.com/a/GWbLWRCokGo
#israel #palestine #gaza #apartheid #ethnicCleansing #genocide #UnitedStates #studentProtests #freedomOfSpeech #academicFreedom #emory #emoryUniversity #BDS #boycottDivestmentAndSanctions
‘Like a war zone’: Emory University grapples with fallout from police response to protest
A peaceful action at the school near Atlanta, Georgia, was met with violent use of force and 28 arrests of students and facultyinkl
"Overall, we are pretty much like Russia now, only it isn't official yet with us. That may actually be worse, because if it were official, at least we'd be able to fight it," says Adar Shafran ("Running on Sand"), the director and head of the Israeli Producers Association. "When they want to submit a film to a festival, the Russians are told in advance not to do so. We aren't told that – our films simply aren't accepted."
Haaretz
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“Gaza Solidarity Encampment” entered its fourth day (its second day after the NYPD arrests), with dozens of protesters establishing a People’s University Student Fair.
Their chants included: "Minouche Shafik, you’re a clown, we demand that you step down,” & “Say it out, say it clear, liberation is here”.
#ColumbiaProtests #BDS #USPol ..
‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ enters day four as Columbia kicks off admitted students weekend
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Columbia Daily Spectator
"I don't intend to work with you ever again. It's not a temporary thing. You are committing genocide in Gaza."
"I do not feel comfortable collaborating with nationals from a country which is committing war crimes. I want you to know that I will not be able to take any further request from you."
"I am writing to let you know that I have decided to step down from the Ph.D. committee. Following the university's recent declaration of commitment to Zionism in the context of the genocide that is raging in Gaza, I feel I can no longer be associated with this institution."
"If the Israeli government commits irrevocably to either a two-state (within 1967 borders) or one-state solution in which all Palestinians in both Israel and the occupied territories have equal rights to Israelis – I will be happy to engage with Israeli institutions. Until that day, no."
"I believe that Israel is not acting in accordance with international human rights law. In light of that, I feel I cannot collaborate with any Israeli institution at the moment."
"I believe the international community cannot permit the normalization of relations with the State of Israel in light of its actions in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7. In the absence of responsible state action by your government (or ours), I must instead do what I can to contribute to the diplomatic, political, and even scientific isolation of the state"
And even the zionist occupiers themselves acknowledge that their isolation will have an effect.
"The worst-case scenario is that we are headed in the direction of South Africa [in the apartheid period]," [Milette Shamir] says, "with boycotts that keep mounting to the point of paralyzing the system. The result will be a mortal blow to Israeli academia. It will take on a provincial character and we will not be able to integrate into the forefront of the world's research."
Read: best-case scenario.
"Because of the atrocities your country is perpetrating against innocent civilians, thousands of professors and researchers have signed a petition calling for all research collaboration to be blocked. I'm afraid that what your country has done and is continuing to do will never be forgotten or forgiven."
"Ethical considerations do not permit any connection with an academic part of an entity that is committing genocide."
Some templates quotes from the article of how you can put your severing of ties (slightly adjusted):
"I regret to inform you that we have to withdraw our invitation. The argument is to avoid collaboration with representatives of countries involved in ongoing genocide".
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The Boycat app is helping people boycott brands supporting Israel
A new app in the US is helping people to boycott businesses deemed to be supporting Israel and its war on Gaza.
#BDS #FreePalestine #BoycottIsrael #boycat ..
Israel, having been so close to apartheid South Africa, realised the very real threat that BDS posed to the existence of Israel as a racist occupying state.
It created the Strategic Affairs dept specifically to counter the BDS movement.
Its strategy was to ensure that any criticism of Israel was framed as equivalent to anti-Semitism.
Accusing critics of Israel of anti-Semitism deflects attention from what matters.
Andrew Feinstein
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueXEXjqXNvk&t=8s
Israel: Above the law? | Featured Documentary
A look into how and why international laws and principles are being applied and ignored in the Israel-Gaza conflict.The events of October 7 sent shockwaves a...YouTube
