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Employment Tribunal rejects antisemitism case aganst UCU as misuse of legal processRonnie Fraser, a Zionist member of UCU (University and College Union), with the support of leaders of the UK Jewish establishment attempted to sue his Union for antisemitism. In an unusually robust judgement the tribunal found the case "an impermissible attempt to achieve a political end by litigious means" and a case which showed a "worrying disregard for pluralism, tolerance and freedom of expression". The points made by leading lawyer Anthony Julius were dismissed as "palpably groundless", "obviously hopeless" and "devoid of any merit". This is another example of the use of the courts in a lawfare campaign to silence criticism of the policies of Israel and support for Palestinian Rights. |
The American Studies Association National Council votes unanimously to endorse academic boycott of Israel
In an unprecedented step a major US academic institution has voted to support the academic boycott. One year ago, the Academic and Community Activism Caucus of the 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 extensive deliberative procedures the Council unanimously decided to issue and recommend to a boycott motion to its members.
The American Studies Association is the oldest and largest USA association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history; it has 5,000 individual members along with 2,200 library and other institutional subscribers.
Read the statement from the ASA
Sign the petition in support of the ASA's move
BRICUP criticises German TU leader's false association of BDS with Nazi boycotts
Michael Sommer, head of the Confederation of German Trade Unions, used his speech acceptig the first Arno Lustiger Award to launch an attack on BDS which falsely associated the campaign with Nazi boycotts of Jews.
BRICUP was invited to respond by the German news magazine Hintergrund.
Read BRICUP's response
Background to the Hintegrund article and quoted British statements
2 Keynotes pull out of Hebrew University Oral History Conference
The camapign against the Oral History Conference at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has recevied a major boost.
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 Marshall Clark (USA). The university's claim to be hosting the "first international oral history conference" was unfounded when they made it; it is even less true now.
Update on Shurat HaDin lawfare attack on Professor Jake Lynch
BRICUP has offered its full support to professor Jake Lynch and his colleagues in resisting the legal assault on them in Australia.
Shurat HaDin, an Israel based 'law' camapigning group has now filed a case in the Australian courts.
Australians for BDS statement on the case
To support the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement is not antisemitic by Antony Lowenstein: The Guardian
Boycott movement under attack in Australia by Jake Lynch: Bricup Newsleter 70
Right-wing Christian Zionists back US plan to take over the Nazareth Academic Institute
Texas A&M UNiversity is planning to take over the Nazareth Academic Institute, Nazareth is the Israel cit ywith the larget number of Palestinian inhabitants. The take-over is backed by Christian Zionist Texas Governor Rick Perry "[Christians] have a clear directive to support Israel, so from my perspective it's pretty easy. Both as an American and as a Christian, I am going to stand with Israel". It is also backed by John Hagee, leader of the lobby group Christians United for Israel,
Planting this zioinst backed project in Nazareth undermines efforts to develop a Palestinian University in Israel, a long held aspiration to build highrer education independent of the Israeli state.
US Christian Zionists plan to take over Palestinian university in Israel - Electronic Intifada
Academic demand for 'no watering down of bar on EU funding to settlements'
The EU is threatening to water down its guidelines on Israeli eligibility for EU funding to the point where they would become meaningless despite calls from leading academics to maintain its stance.
Following the earlier call, prominent professors, including five Fellows of the Royal Society as well as a member of the French Académie des Sciences, have written to Catherine Ashton, the EU's head of Foreign Policy, expressing their dismay at these reports.
Letter to Catherine Ashton
Press Release from BRICUP and Aurdip (our French counterparts) English French
Over 400 European Academics tell EU 'don't soften setlement guidelines'
BRICUP and our French counterparts AURDIP have sent a letter to Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, demanding that the EU does not soften or postpone the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Israeli Settlements.
The letter gathered more that 450 signatures from Academics across the EU and are supported by almost 100 from elsewhere. The signatures were gathered in just two daysand the non-EU signatures were not sought but came from Academics outraged thet the EU might buckle to US and Israeli pressure to abandon even this mild action against illegal settlement activity.
Read the letter and signatures
BRICUP's press release on the letter
Urgent: sign letter to tell EU to resist Israel and US pressure to drop research boycott
Sign by 11 September
The European Union recently announced new
guidelines that should prevent Israeli universities, companies and
projects based in settlements from receiving EU funding. This important
policy change is the result of grassroots campaigning across Europe,
including a letter to the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton signed
by 250 academics from across Europe last year.
Israel and the US are applying pressure on the EU to drop the new guidelines,
or water them down to the point where they become meaningless. ahead
of negotiations on Israel's participation in the upcoming Horizon 2020
EU research funding program starting on Thursday. John Kerry has called
for the new guidelines to be dropped and a US official has claimed that
there is an "openness" to this request among EU officials.
The intensive round of talks between the EU and the Israeli's
about the latter's participation in the Horizon 2020 programme
opens this Thursday September 12th.
The British Committee for Universities in Palestine and the Association
des Universitaires pour le Respect du Droit International en Palestine
are organising a joint letter to be signed by academics from across
Europe urging the EU to maintain its current stance.
Tell the University of Manchester to abandon its partnership with Technion
The University of Manchester has signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' with Technion- Israel Institute of Technology to facilitate joint research between the two institutions. Technion is heavily implicated in researching technology for home demolitions including developing the notorious D-9 bulldozers.
Read more about the partnership and draft letters of protest
Campaign to Boycott the Oral History Conference at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oral historians and other academics from Palestine, Israel and elsewhere have issued a call to boycott the June 2014 International Conference on Oral History organised by the Oral History Division of the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The call has been signed by over 350 academics including over 70 involved in Oral History.
Read the call with signatures at 15 November 2013
Add your name to the call
On the Fallacy of 'Engaging' with the Israeli Academy: Haim Brasheef and Sherna Berger Gluck - Counterpunch
The Hebrew University and Hasbara: Rosemary Sayigh
Defend Australian supporters of BDS from Israeli legal attack
The Israeli Law Centre (Shurat HaDin) is taking legal action against Professors Lynch and Rees but has instead lodged a complaint against Prof Jake Lynch with the Australian Human Rights Commission alleging racial discrimination and racial hatred under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 for his support of the academic boycott.
BDS supporters are being invited to show their support for Jake Lynch by offering to be named as co-defendants.
Academia Undermined: Israeli restrictions on foreign academics in Palestinian Higher Education Institutions
This report from the Right to Education Campaign focuses on the implications of Israeli restrictions on entry and residency for foreign academics wishing to serve at institutes of higher education operating in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is important to note that the term "foreign" is something of a misnomer: Israel treats all individuals without an Israeli-issued identity card ["hawiyya"] as a foreigner even if they are of Palestinian origin and even if they and/or their parents are born in Palestine. Thus "foreign" academics refers to anyone who does not hold a Palestinian identity card and must therefore enter the oPt on a foreign passport regardless of whether or not they are of Palestinian origin. "Foreign" academics or "foreign" nationals could therefore be of Palestinian origin (as is frequently the case) or have no Palestinian roots.
Stephen Hawking declines invitation to attend Israeli conference
We understand that Professor Stephen Hawking has declined his invitation to attend the Israeli Presidential Conference Facing Tomorrow 2013, due to take place in Jerusalem on 18-20 June. This is his independent decision to respect the boycott, based upon his knowledge of Palestine, and on the unanimous advice of his own academic contacts there.
UPDATE 8 May 1600 BDT: The statement above has been issued with the specific endorsement of Professor Hawking's office. His staff sent us the following message on 7 May "Just spoken to Tim [Tim Holt, Acting Director of Communications for Cambridge University] and we are both in agreement with the quote - and as you say - sensible to get this out rather than a lot of differing opinions." We have seen the letter that Professor Hawking sent to the Jerusalem organisers giving his clear reasons for not attending and are seeking his permission to release the letter but will not do so until we have his approval. We regret the misinformation being circulated about this matter.
UPDATE 8 May 1900 BDT: Cambridge University re-flip flops and confirms what BRICUP has been saying is true:
"We have now received confirmation from Professor Hawking's office that a letter was sent on Friday to the Israeli President's office regarding his decision not to attend the Presidential Conference, based on advice from Palestinian academics that he should respect the boycott.
"We had understood previously that his decision was based purely on health grounds having been advised by doctors not to fly."
They always had that knowledge (see 1600 update). We await apologies from the participants in the Hasbara storm who accused us of lying.
Professor Hawking's letter on 3 May to the conference organisers said, "I accepted the invitation to the Presidential Conference with the intention that this would not only allow me to express my opinion on the prospects for a peace settlement but also because it would allow me to lecture on the West Bank. However, I have received a number of emails from Palestinian academics. They are unanimous that I should respect the boycott. In view of this, I must withdraw from the conference. Had I attended, I would have stated my opinion that the policy of the present Israeli government is likely to lead to disaster."
A brief history of Stephen Hawking's boycott - The Daily Beast The story of how BRICUP got accused of lying but was later vindicated.
Stephen Hawking's message to Israeli elites: The occupation has a price Noam Sheifaz 972 Magazine
The Denigration of Stephen Hawking Reveals the Intense Dishonesty of Current Zionism Edward Teller MyFireDogLake
Shir Hever interviews Mike Cushman Real News Network
A Brief History of Stephn Hawking's Hypocrisy Eli Valley The Forward
Teachers Union of Ireland calls for Academic Boycott of Israel in unanimous vote; first academic union in Europe to do so
At its Annual Congress, the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) became the first academic union in Europe to endorse the Palestinian call for an academic boycott of Israel. The motion, which refers to Israel as an "apartheid state", calls for "all members to cease all cultural and academic collaboration with Israel, including the exchange of scientists, students and academic personalities, as well as all cooperation in research programmes" was passed by a unanimous vote.
Netanyahu attacks academic freedom - again
Following on the Israeli Government's attempt to close down the politics department at Ben Gurion University because its research does not follow the Government line Netanyahu bars distinguished academic Prof. Rivka Feldhay from a meeting with Chancellor Merkel.
PM slammed for 'harming academic freedom' - Ha'aretz
Academic Boycott debated at The World Social Forum – Free Palestine
BRICUP played an active role in ensuring that teh Academic boycott was full discused at the WSF-Free Palestine in Porto Alegre, Brazil, November 28-December 1, 2012. The event was successful in energizing a cadre of Brazilian students to vcampaign ot extend Academic Boycott activities to Latin America.
Read Jonathan Rosenhead's account of the event
Listen to recording of the first session on the Academic Boycott
BRICUP tells Stevie Wonder don't play for Apartheid IDF
Stevie Wonder was one of the staunchest opponents of Apartheid South Africa. He has caused great pain to many of his fans worldwide by his decision to play in a benefit for the 'Friends of the Israeli Defence Force' in LA on 6 December. Not only is Israel imposing its own apartheid system on its Palestinian inhabitants, last week it announced plans for a segregated apartheid bus service, but it was the last best friend of white South Africa.
report that Stevie Wonder has cancelled his appearance
cancellation letter
BRICUP has issued an open letter appealing to him to change his mind.
Read BRICUP's open letter
Send your own message to his manager Robert Norman
Phone Robert Norman +1(424) 288-2000
Sign the petition to Stevie Wonder
Post a message on Stevie Wonder's Facebook page
Like the Stevie Wonder say No to Israeli Defense Forces Gala Facebook page
Jonathan Rosenhead debates with Mordechai Kedar on Unity FM
Jonathan Rosenhead confronted leading Zionist Israeli academic Professor Mordechai Kedar on Birmingham's Unity FM radio on 23 November.
Jonathan Rosenhead convincingly dismissed the thin and contradictory arguments put forward by Kedar to excuse Israel's attack on Gaza.
Alice Walker and Roger Waters call on Carnegie Hall to cancel Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performance
Cultural workers and social justice leaders have called on New York's Carnegie Hall to cancel this week's performance of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and respect the Palestinian-led boycott.
Adalah-NY posted an open letter, which has been signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and social justice activist Alice Walker, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, Palestinian American poet and activist Remi Kanazi, and dozens of others.
Read the full report in Electronic Intifada
Read the Adalah letter: Artists and other cultural workers can add their signatures
Interrogating Israel Studies in the Academy: A Call for Action
PACBI have produced an action plan to carry forward on a global basis BRICUP's work in opposing Hasbara studies in UK universities.
'Don't dance with Israeli apartheid': BRICUP sends open letter to Batsheva Dance Company
Batsheva, the leading Israeli Dance company attracted protest and disruption when they performed at the Edinburgh International Festival. BRICUP have followed up that protest with an open letter demanding they cancel the rest of their UK tour unless they 'at least decline Ministry of Foreign Affairs funding, and state publicly that Batsheva will not be used to cover up the Occupation'.
Read the open letter
Send your own letter to Batsheva
Details and reports of protests at Batsheva performances
Over 600 academics protest at the closure of Ben Gurion Uni Politics Department
Over 600 academics from across the globe have signed a petition to the Israeli Council of Higher Education (CHE) calling on them not to close the Department of Politics and Government of Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), despite evidence form their own enquiry of the high academic standing of the department.
The attack on BGU politics department is part of the campaign by the Israeli government to silence any critical voices in Israeli Universities and elsewhere.
Read the petition and the signatories up to 18 October 2012
Read the press release
The Chronicle of Higher Education (US) report
Gabi Baramki (1929-2012) Passionate Palestinian academic and boycott supporter
BRICUP is saddened to learn of the death of Gabi Baramki but joins with all his friends in celebrating his life and achievements.
Boycott supporters disrupt Batsheva Dance Company at Edinburgh Festival
Batsheva, an Israeli Government supported dance company were invited to appear at the Edinbugh International Festival. A widely supported, including leading Scottish cultural figures like Liz Lochhead and Iain Banks, letter of protest was sent to the Festival organisers but they did not withdraw the invitation.
The Edinburgh City Guide review said:
"The EIF has a duty, to its audience and performers, to behave in a responsible fashion. It is questionable whether inviting a company that is hailed by the Israeli Foreign Ministry as Israel's, 'best global ambassadors', at this particular moment in time, is a responsible act. This performance never had a hope of running smoothly, leaving both audience and artists vulnerable and with a rather nasty taste in the mouth.
The audience were ushered out of the emergency exit doors with the chants from protesters, still outside the building, of 'Your tickets were covered in Palestinian blood' ringing in our ears. This was not one of the Edinburgh International Festival's finest moments."
Read the full Edinbugh Guide account of the protest
Read the debate between Lloyd Newson and boycott supporters including BRICUP members on why this boycott was correct and significant
BRICUP calls on the Organizers at York St John University: quit HUJ project
BRICUP has urged the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at York St John University to cancel its proposed joint conference with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) on 'Mediating Peace: Reconciliation through Art, Music and Film', in Jerusalem in November 2012, and to end its association until the HUJ ends its complicity in Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine and its human rights abuses against the Palestinian people.
250 European academics tell the EU 'end involvement of Israeli arms companies in EU research programs'
Over 250 academics from 14 European countries have written an open letter to Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science to tell her to stop aiding the Israeli arms industry through the EU research programme.
The signatories, include Gérard Toulouse, a member of the French Academy of Science, Malcolm Levitt, a member of the UK Royal Society, and renowned philosopher Slavjoj Zizek. They point out that the involvement of Israeli companies that help Israel violate international law in EU funded research programs "undermines both the reputation of these programs and the stated goals of the European Union and its member states".
The open letter
BRICUP's press release
Send your own message to the EU
BRICUP tells British Council 'Don't break international law'
The British Council is sponsoring first ever Israeli Film and Television Festival in London's cinemas in June. They are compunding their support of Apartheid culture by failing to object to 'a special tasting by Golan Wines' before many of the screenings.
Golan wines come from he illegally annexed Golan Heights and are an illegal product under international law.
Read our open letter to the British Council
Send your own letters to Martin Davidson and Graham Sheffield
Palestine rights supporters protest at Habima's performance at Shakespeare's Globe
Palestinian rights supporters held a lively protest outside the Globe Theatre on 28 May to codemn the Globe's invitation to Habima Israel's National Theatre. Inside activists, disgusted at Habima's decison to support the illegal occupation by performing in settlements, silently held up banners and were seized and thrown out.
BRICUP's press release
Tony Greenstein blog on events inside
The drama's outside: protests target Israeli take on Shakespeare - report in the Independent
Israeli press reports in Ha'aretz and Ynet and on JTA
A detailed account of events inside the Globe from a neutral theatre criticism blog - The Bardathon
Habima protesters ahead in media war - J-BIG report
Photostream of the protest
Videos of the protest inside and outside the Globe
Sir Simon Rattle and Placido Domingo ignore the Palestinians and hold on to the cash
BRICUP wote to Sir Simon Ratle and Placido Domingo asking them to refuse to go to Israel to receive the $100,000 Wolf Prize.
Sadly they went and took the cheque and the box of chocolates; bouquet of roses and diploma that went with it. They did not even take the opportunity, which previoius recipients had, to use the ceremony as a chance to denounce Israel's crimes or donate the prize money to Palestinain organisations. Then they could have kept the chocolates, roses and diploma and also kept some of their integrity, but times must be tough for global musical super stars and they needed the money more.
Hasbara posts in Israel Studies threaten academic integrity
Since 2009 several UK universities have created posts in Israel Studies, all funded by external donors with histories of uncritical support for Israel. Some explicitly promote political aims, especially by diverting attention from Israel's occupation of Palestine. Such efforts threaten academic integrity and freedom.
Bricup has prepared a briefing document to provide guidance about the threat and about strategies for local campaigns of opposition.
Please send further information and comments for future development of the briefing document or requests to support local campaigns via endorsement or practical assistance to firstname.lastname@example.com
Artists record videos to explain why Habima should not come to the Globe
Theatrical artists have been recording vidoes to explain their call to Shakespeare's Globe to cancel their invitation to Israel's national Habima Theatre.
- John Calder
- John Graham Davies
- Miriam Margolyes
- 'Hath a Palestinian not eyes?' Boycott
Habima, National Theatre of Israel
Statements by Palestinian rights campaigners - Ghada Kharmi
- Haim Brasheeth and Mike Cushman
Tell the Red Hot Chili Peppers: drop your Israel trip
US, Palestinian, Israeli, Turkish and Lebanese organizations have made requests for the Chili Peppers to not cross the international picket line and respect the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. We will continue to bring to light the injustices that Palestinians face as a result of Occupation and apartheid policies and show why BDS is a moral action for artists - including the Red Hot Chilli Peppers - to take.
AS Tal Shipiro from Boycott from Within said "[We must] make sure that no artist can say they didn't know. Not about the atrocities of the apartheid state and its brutal occupation, and not about the movement to boycott, divest and sanction it."
University of Haifa gives in to right wing pressure and cancels Nakba Day event at last minute
Following right wing pressure The University of Haifa rescinded permission for a student-organized Nakba Day event, just three hours before the event was to have taken place. The university's president, Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, announced the cancelation even after organizers received permits from all relevant bodies. The Hadash students' organization released a statement saying, "Our feeling is that little by little we are returning to the period of military rule, and from the most unexpected place - academia."
Boycott the boycott violators at the International Writer's Festival in Jerusalem
The General Union of Palestinian Writers salutes international writers who are boycotting the Mishkenot Sha'ananim festival and condemns in the strongest terms the participation of writers whose names were announced by the festival organizers as participants. The Union calls on Palestinian intellectuals and cultural workers, writers, novelists, academics and journalists to boycott the festival and not to meet with its participants who are not welcome [among us] as they have shamed themselves.
The organisers of the festival demanded opening speakers must show their speeches to management in advance - in an effort to avoid a repeat of a 2010 speech that criticized Israel. Another example of how Israeli organisations complain, inaccurately, that BDS is censorship while stamping on free speech themselves.
Read the GUPW statement
Writers festival: Submit speeches for vetting - Ha'aretz article
New York University faculty and staff call for pension fund divestment
Over 200 NYU faculty and staff have signed a letter calling on TIAA-CREF, the pension provider for the university to divest from Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, Motorola, Veolia, and Northrop Grumman and other firms that profit from Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories.
The letter was drafted by NYU Students for Justice in Palestine. It describes Caterpillar's role in home demolitions; Elbit's manufacture of drones used in extra-judicial killings; Motorola's role in is equipping aparteheid wall checkpoints; Veolia's involvement in the settlement servicing light rail; and Northrop Grumman's supply of weapons used in the Cast Lead assault on Gaza.
The signatories include many senior professors of the University. Natable among them is Craig Calhoun, President of the US Social Science Research Council, who will be Director of eh London School of Economics from September.
Leeds University cancels Ahava booking
Ahava, the Israeli cosmetics company that steals its ingredients from Occupied Palestinian land attempted to book Leeds University's Weetwood Hall for a promotional event. A campaign by Leeds students and staff and Leeds PSC put pressure on the vice-chancellor and the booking has been cancelled.
Leading actors and directors denounce Globe invitation to Habima
The protest against the Globe Theatre's invitation to Habima, Israel's National Theatre, to perform at this summer's international Olympic Shaespeare festival has gained heavywieight support.
Leading actors and directors including David Calder, Trevor Griffiths, Jonathan Miller, Mark Rylance, Emma Thompson and Harriet Walter signed an open letter published in the Guardian on 30 March.
Read the signatories' press release
Why a cultural boycott of Israel is justified - New Statesman: Ben White on the Habima call and the reactions
Artists refute 'Nazi' slurs over Israeli theatre protest - letter in the Jewish Chronicle
Ashtar Theatre from Palestine call for cancellation of Habima invitation after their Globe performance - video of post prefoemance discussion
Italian activists denounce 'Brand Israel' at Cartoons Festival of Rome
Italian activists demanded and were granted the opportunity to to speak prior to the presentation by Hanan Kaminski, director of the school of animation of the Bezalel Academy of Jerusalem. The BDS activists informed the audience that the participation of Bezalel, with the sponsorship and financial support of the Israeli Embassy in Italy, represents one of many attempts by Israel to use culture to rebrand its image and divert attention from policies of occupation, colonialism and apartheid.
In 2005, Nissim Ben-Sheetrit of Israel's Foreign Ministry stated: "We see culture as a propaganda tool of the first rank, and we do not differentiate between propaganda and culture."
The standard Israeli sponsorship contract states: "The service provider [or in English, the artist] is aware that the purpose of ordering services from him is to promote the policy interests of the State of Israel via culture and art, including contributing to creating a positive image for Israel.
Rome, Italy: Boycott Action Condemning the Use of Culture to Cover Israeli Crimes in Stop Agrexco Italia
'Respected' Israeli Universities offer courses in lying for Israel
Haifa and Tel Aviv Universities are offering course in hasbara for Israeli and International students respectively. Hasbara is the name Israelis give to propaganda and disinformation in defence of Israel and the Occupation.
While many courses in many universities worldwide can be accused of bias these ae unusual in overtly teaching the skills of distortion and lying. Trainers on the courses include: Mark Regev, famous worldwide for defending the indefensible and saying what is convenient rather than what is accurate; and Neil Lazarus who promoted a video falsely claiming tha tteh Gaza Flotilla was homophobic. The Tel Aviv course is supported by Stand with Us an extremist pro-Israel US group associated with Islamophobic funders.
This is yet more evidence of why Israeli Universities should be boycotted: they do not promote the values of disinterested enquiry expected of any university.
Activists call on Cambridge University Chamber Choir to cancel their tour of Israel
Activists in Cambridge are urging the Cambridge University Chamber
Choir under the direction of Tim Brown to cancel their tour of Israel
performing Bach's St Matthew Passion from 20-27 March. They are acting
In keeping with the call by Palestinian NGOs for the academic and cultural
boycott of Israel
Lacking the names of the Choir members, the Cambridge activists sent
their letter to its director, administrator and secretary, as well as
to officials of the Cambridge University Musical Society. To our knowledge
they have not fulfilled this request to forward it to the individual
members. Bricup are pleased to post hteir letter on our site to enable
dialogue with Choir members.
The Israeli
Camerata site names the singers as the 'Academy of English Voices',
but the CU Musical Society has confirmed that members of the CU Chamber
Choir will indeed be touring.
Read the letter to choir members
Send your own message to CUCC director Tim Brown
How a US academic challenged Pinkwashing in the New York Times
Sarah Schulman described a the Penn BDS conference the hurdles she had to cross to get the New York Time to publish her article on Pinkwashing and how the paper published a response by the Israeli Embassy with no fact-checking at all.
Summary of the Cultural Boycott of Israel in 2011
The year 2011 was a year full of many successes in the campaign for the cultural boycott of Israel. This summary will focus on the cultural boycott with emphasis on musical artists and groups.
The fall of South African apartheid was preceded by many musical artists who joined to create a movement. That movement became known popularly as "I'm not gonna play Sun City." Israel has not yet seen its Sun City moment fully, but as you'll see, significant rumblings are beginning.
Sign open letter to protest at denial of tenure to Terri Ginsberg for showing Palestinian film
Terri Ginsberg, a teacher at North Carolina State University was blocked form gaining tenure following her screening a Palestinian film, Ticket to Jerusalem. Senior faculty stated that Dr. Ginsberg's comments caused them to worry that members of the audience would perceive the Film Studies and Middle East Studies programs as "biased." Shortly thereafter, Dr. Ginsberg was forced to resign from the Middle East screening series that she had helped curate; she also went from being the favored candidate for a tenure-track position to being denied so much as an interview.
Despite this clear violation of Terri's First Ammendment rights North Carolina courts have turned down hwer case. We usrge everyong to sign an open letter to North Carolina Supreme Court urging them to hear Terri's appeal.
BRICUP issues open letter to Christoph von Dohnányi: cancel your date with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi recently attracted much attention and praise for cancelling his planned appearances with the Hungarian State Opera saying he did not want to appear in a city whose mayor entrusted the direction of a theatre to two known anti-Semites of the extreme right.
However von Dohnányi, who is the nephew of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, has acepted an invitation to conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in April. BRICUP is appealing to him to match his welcome opposition to anti-Semitism with equal opposition to Israel's oppression of Palestinians.
BRICUP's letter to von Dohnányi
Send your own message via his agent Jennifer Spencer
New site to support Marc Ellis in his struggle against victimisation at Baylor
Ken Starr (yes, that Ken Starr: Clinton's pursuer) has taken over as President of Baylor University. He has made a priority of victimising leading critical and original Jewish thinker Marc Ellis. Marc is charged with "abuse of authority" but we are not allowed to know what this abuse consists of. Marc's research centre has been closed and his teaching blocked.
Read more at the new website
Sign the petition to support Marc
Marc H Ellis' Forum for Academic Freedom on Facebook
Critical theorist Professor Jacques Rancière cancels Israel visit
Jacques Rancière has cancelled a planned visit to Israel, where he was to lecture at Tel Aviv University following a request from PACBI.
Leading Finnish film director and academics oppose arms sale to Israel
Despite an unprecendented public outcry, Finland's Ministry of Defense is set to go ahead with a controversial collaboration with Israeli arms companies deeply involved in Israel's occupation of Palestinian land. Finland is turning to Israel for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones.
Among those insisting on a cessation of all forms of military cooperation with Israel are Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, world-renowned expert on international law Martti Koskenniemi and the most distinguished Finnish filmmaker of all time, Aki Kaurismäki. They were joined by more than forty professors, a number of Finlandia Prize winners, Finnish MEPs and MPs, stage and film directors, actors, writers and scholars. The petition encompasses an impressive and exhaustive array of the who's who in Finnish arts, sciences and politics.
Letter in The Independent calls for Natural History Museum to end links with Ahava
Prominent scientists and cultural commentators have signed a letter to The Independent demanding that they end their involvement in the EU funded Nanoretox project which involves Ahava. Ahava is an Israeli cosmetics company that has its headquarters in the Mitzpe Shalem illegal settlement and its products are based on Dead Sea mud illegally extracted from occupied Palestinian territory.
Read the letter
News article in the Independent: Natural History Museum attacked over links to 'illegal' Israeli company
Leave your own comment
Natural History Museum comments page
BRICUP press release on public meeting on Nanoretox project
Nanoretox factsheet
Reports in the Science press
USACBI tell Cornell "don't build a joint campus with Technion"
Cornell University plan to collaborate with Israel's Technion Israel Institute of Technology to build a joint campus on New York City's Roosevelt Island, including the use of $100 million in public funds.
USACBI point out 'Technion's role in ethnic cleansing is extensive. One of their most notorious projects led to the creation of "a remote-controlled 'D9′ bulldozer used by the Israeli army to demolish Palestinian houses and the development of a method for detecting underground tunnels, specifically developed in order to assist the Israeli army in its continued siege on the Gaza Strip."'
Read USABI's open letter to Cornell
Send your own message to David J. Skorton, President of Cornell
Sign the online petition to Mayor Bloomberg and Cornell
New York tech university evasive about Israeli partners role in arms industry - Electronic Intifada
Tell Amnesty to withdraw their endorsement of Arch Enemy's Israel gig
This campaign is suspended pending discussions between PACBI and Amnesty
Unbelieveably Amnesty International is including an Israel performance in support of their "End Repression-Protect Freedom of Expression" campaign. Swedish Metal band, Arch Enemy will perform in Tel Aviv on 24 January.
Read Boycott from Within's call for cancellation
PACBI's letter to Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy: Resist Playing for Apartheid Israel on Facebook
Write to Amnesty International Secretariat
Defend Dr. David Klein's academic freedom: support for BDS is not anti-Semitic it is pro-justice
Dr. David Klein, professor of mathematics at California State University – Northridge, has been attacked for hosting a website supporting the movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions. These attacks have falsely labeled Dr. Klein "anti-Semitic" and demanded that his website be removed. It is important to let Chancellor Charles Reed of the California State University know that Dr. Klein's academic freedom and freedom of expression are very important and must be protected.
BRICUP joins call to London's Globe Theatre to cancel invitation to Israel's Habima Theatre
BRICUP has added its vosice to the growing campaign initiatede by Boycott from Within for the Globe Theatre to cancel its invitation to Hibima Theatre to take part in its Olympic Shakespeare festival.
Habima regularly performs in Isreal's illegal West Bank settlements and do not represent any legitimate participants ina theatrical dialogue ratjher they have interpreted thier inviatation as 'an honour to te State of Israel'
Read BRICUP's letter
Boycott from Within's response to the Globe
Send your own protest to the Globe Theatre
Shakespeares Globe Theatre don't entertain Apartheid Appeasers Habima Facebook page
Discussion on Shakespeare's Globe Facebook page
70-year-old An-Najah University Palestinian professor is now a political prisoner
The arrest of Professor Abdel Haq, on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, aims to silence the voices of Palestinian intellectuals and academics who are struggling to expose the continuous crimes of the Zionist state and who are active on the local and international levels to build solidarity networks that struggle to end Israeli Apartheid in Palestine. Professor Abdel Haq is a lawyer and lecturer of Political Economy at An-Najah National University.
New podcasts: Norman Finkelstein in London
- Norman Finkelstein discusses BDS with Jonathan Rosenhead, University College London, 11 November 2011
- Norman Finkelstein public lecture, Logan Hall, London 11 November 2011
New podcast: Rafeef Ziadah the politics behind the BDS campaign
Rafeef Ziadah of the Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC), 15 October 2011, speaking on the politics behind the BDS campaign at the 5th Boycott Israel Network workshop (BIN5),
Tell Electronic music duo Younger Brother not to play Tel Aviv
Benji from Younger Brother was questioned about their plans, he said, " if I felt refusing to play in Israel would help the Palestinians I would never set foot in Israel". BRICUP is calling on its suporters to explain to him why the cultural boycott does just that.
US media moguls fight boycott of Israel
An influential group of US entertainment industry executives has for the first time launched an organization to counter cultural boycott efforts against Israel, the likes of which contributed to Costello's canceling of scheduled shows here last year.
Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) pledges to use a wide range of measures to bolster the resolve of artists who sign contracts to perform in or travel to Israel and then face calls from various "boycott groups" to cancel their trips,
BRICUP says "This is more proof of how effective the cultural boycott is and how we must intensify it."
Cambridge students vote to break contract with Veolia
Students at Cambridge have voted to call on the University to cut ties with a company implicated in Israeli human rights abuses.
The vote calls on CUSU (Cambridge University Students Union) to campaign to have the University cut ties with Veolia, a company involved in infrastructure projects in Israeli settlements, and employed by the University on a waste disposal contract. The referendum, which closed on 24 October, passed with a majority of 58% to 41%: there were 898 votes yes, 637 votes no, and 21 ballots spoilt. While a strong majority was in support, the referendum was inquorate: 7.2% of the student body voted, short of the 10% required.
Edinburgh Students Vote to Ban G4S
In a victory for the Palestinian Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Edinburgh University Student Association (EUSA) yesterday overwhelmingly passed a motion through its Student Council to block their contract with security firm G4S, and to lobby the University to follow suit.
G4S currently provide security services to Edinburgh University library, which prompted Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to begin a campaign to force the University to tear up its contract with the security firm. It was then recently discovered that EUSA were also in the process of hiring the firm for money collecting services. This led to a motion quickly going before Student Council and it was clearly passed, meaning the Union's trustee board must now look for an alternative.
Special issue of Jadal on 'Boycotting Israel: Between Theory and Practice' published
Jadal the journal on the major political and social concerns of the Palestinians in Israel has published a special issue (issue 11) on the boycott. The issue has an editorial and five articles:
- Editorial Boycott: Where to?
- Three Comments on the Boycott Movement | Nimer Sultany
- Entrenching the Boycott in the Principles of the Resistance | Esmail Nashif
- Lessons From South Africa | Diana Buttu
- On Academic Boycott | George Bisharat
- Boycott on U.S. Campuses: From Moral Language to Political Practice | Yaman Salahi
Leading musicians demand re-instatement of the LPO 4
The London Philharmonic Orchestra have suspended four members of the orchestra for 9 months for writing to a newspaper asking the BBC to cancel the invitation to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to play at the 2011 proms. The four did no know of, or take part in, the demonstration inside the Royal Albert Hall which led the BBC to cancel their broadcast. The suspension followed pressure from Jewish supporters of the orchestra according to the LPO's manager. This is a disgraceful attack on freedom of speech and on democratic non-violent political activity.
There have been letters published in the Britisih newspapers from leading musicians and cultural figure. Not only in the Guardian but also, less predictably in the Daily Telegraph (scroll down)
Join the FaceBook group calling for re-instatement
Send your own polite but firm message to Timothy Walker, Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the LPO
Follow the campaign on Twitter #LPO4
BRICUP tells Yardbirds: cancel your Tel Aviv concert
British Rhythm and Blues legends are planning to play at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv on 29 October. BRICUP have sent them an open letter asking them to cancel the gig and folow the example of Elvis Costello, Faithless and many others in refusing to offer support to Israel's apartheid regime.
Read the open letter
Send your own letter to:
Jim McCartney firstname.lastname@example.com
Chris Dreja firstname.lastname@example.com
Their US agent, Anne Leighton
Their European agent Nigel Kerr
Yardbirds cancel your trip Facebook page
Boycott and Picket the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra on 1 September
On 1 September the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is playing at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The IPO has a continuing record of close collaboration with the Israeli armed forces enforcing the occupation of Palestine and assaults on Gaza and has a self-proclaimed 'partnership' with the Israeli Defence Forces. They regularly travel to play at Army camps and outposts.
The concert is part of the 'Brand Israel' campaign and BRICUP is collaborating with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to call for a boycott of the concert and a picket of the RAH on 1 September from 6.00 p.m.
Download the flyer
Tweet the Proms @bbcproms to let them know they are supporting apartheid
Email the Proms and let them know you oppose the performance
Letter from 24 musicians in the Independent (scroll down to 'Proms exploited for arts propaganda campaign')
Palestine supporters make their protest heard at Israel Philharmonic concert
About 40 members of BRICUP, Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods and the Boycott Israel Network attended the concert and with singing and chanting continually disrupted the performance. The protestors gained global publicity (over 500 hits on Google News) and was widely reported on BBC Radio and Television. For the first time ever the BBC had to cancel a Proms broadcast because of a protest.
Demonstrators press release
Two videos of the protest
Video produced by protest supporters
Video from the Guardian
Naomi Wimbourne-Idrissi on BBC Any Answers after the disruption of the Israel Philharmonic's Prom concert: 3 September 2011 - podcast.
Google News listing
Knesset 'Boycott Law' condemned from left and right
The Knesset passed its Boycott bill into law on July 11. BRICUP and other pro-Palestinian organisations have campaigned against the legislation during its passage through the Knesset as would be expected; it was far less predictable that a wide range of right-wing and Zionist voices have also denounced this measure as undemocratic and un-Jewish.
The law will mean that anyone who organises, supports, or even provides information useful for, a boycott of Israeli or settlement goods wil jhave to pay a fine The fine willbe paid, not to the state, but to anyone who claims they are boycotted, whether they can show there was harm done to them or not.
The measure has also opened an unexpected divide between arch-advocate Foreign Minister Lieberman and more reluctant supporter Netanyahu, a split that spells serioius trouble for the right wing and ultra-right coalition that rules Israel.
EPACBI - the European Platform for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel launched
This historic development follows an inspiring meeting of academic boycott activists from nine European countries in Paris in September. Even a year ago such a meeting would have been unthinkable; this meeting demonstrates the widening and deepening of the academic and cultural boycott movement across Europe.
We have marked this historic event by simultaneous publications of special editions the BRICUP and AURDIP (the French complement of BRICUP) newsletters
- Read the founding declaration
- Special issue of BRICUP newsletter
- Special issue of AURDIP newsletter
- epacbi website
- contact epacbi
BRICUP sends open letter to Renee Fleming: cancel your Jerusalem concert
BRICUP has asked leading American soprano Renee Fleming to cancel her planned concert in Jerusalem. She is planning to appear with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra on 28 July. The concert will be streamed live to 480 cinemas across the USA.
Read the open letter
Send your own letter via her management or via her public relations
Lecturers at Ben Gurion University protest against "Settlements within the Green Line"
Lecturers at Ben Gurion University, at Be'er Sheva in the Negev, have protested against the University inviting Ayalim to speak to their students. Ayalim has established 14 Jews only student villages, many in the few mixed areas in Israel such as Acre and Be'er Sheva, promoting 'internal settlement' and displacing Palestinians. The Director of Ayalim said ""this is a Zionist association that views settling the Negev and the Galilee as essential challenges and the mission of the country's young generation."
Ynet article (Hebrew)
English translation
August Burns Red Have Cancelled Their Planned Concert in Israel
August Burns Red, a phenomenally popular Christian metalcore band, has just cancelled their June 9 concert in Israel. "They have no plans to reschedule," says a reliable source that must remain anonymous. They cancelled because they do not want to play in Israel.
Free software campaigner Richard Stallman cancels Israel lectures
The American software freedom activist Richard Stallman has cancelled a lecture that he was scheduled to give at Tel Aviv University due to pressure from the Palestinian Authority. The funding for his trip came from the Palestinians who invited him to lecture for them, Stallman wrote in a letter explaining the cancellation. He said that they were not pleased that he had been scheduled to lecture at Israeli universities as well, and so withheld funding for his trip.
Community Trade Union rejects motion supporting Israel
Community Trade Union (a merger of the old steelworkers and knitwear unions) has been a loyal supporter of Israel on the sayso of its General Secretary. When the members finally got to have asay at its recent conference they comprehensively rejected the leadership's motion.
BRICUP tells Paul Simon - cancel your Israel tour
BRICUP has issued an open letter to Paul Simon demanding that he cancels his Israel tour. BRICUP asked him:
"Are you willing to 'lend a shoulder' to daily land-grabs and watergrabs and the inexorable squeezing and stifling of Palestinian lives and hopes? Are you willing to 'lend a shoulder' to illegal settlements and illegal military checkpoints, to detention without trial, torture in prison, and the innumerable daily cruelties, small and large, aimed at making Palestinian existence intolerable and driving people out?"
Read the open letter
Send your own message to Paul Simon via his record company
Cancel your concerts: get on the boat - new John Grayson video
Canadian fil maker John Grayson who will be on the Gaza Flotilla has produced a scintillating new video, Gaza Island calling on artists to cancel their planned Israel concerts and, istead, join or support the
UK trade union delegation to Palestine endorses BDS call
A delegation of senior British trade unionist who visited Palestine in April 2011 have issued a statement deploring the attacks on Palestinian rights that they witnessed includng the spread of illegal settlements; forced evictions; arbitrary detentions; and attacks on civil society organisations.
They called on the the TUC to " re-emphasise its support for the BDS position by writing to all national centres - including Histradut and the PGFTU - with a copy of the 2010 motion. The TUC should call again on all its affiliates and allies to maximise their efforts in pursuit of establishing a pro-BDS position in the European and Global Union Federations. The TUC should also raise the issue with the European TUC by calling on it to support the international BDS campaign and pressing the EU institutions to end the EU-Israel regime of trade privileges until the situation is resolved."
University and College Union congress opposes use of EUMC mis-definition of anti-Semitism and reaffirms support for Boycott
UCU at its 2011 annual congress overwhelmingly passed a series of motions on Palestine. The motions covered:
- Theats to the academic freedom of Palestinian and Israeli academics
- The unlawful detention of Ahmad Qatamesh by Israeli security forces
- The closure of a course at Liverpool University for referring to the low level of medical care available to Palestinians
- Demanding an ethical investment policy by USS (university superannuation scheme)
- Refusal to use the EUMC defintion of anti-Semitism
While the movers of the motions expected hostile criticism from supporters of Israel they did not anticipate the firestorm of abuse levelled at them and thier union for their attitude to the EUMC definition. There was a concerted campagn to denounce UCU as anti-semitic because of their refusal to apply a definition that mad emakes attitudes to Israel a central defining trope of anti-Semitism rather than attitudes to Jews, The Board of Deputies even sent a letter to the heads of all Universities which contained serious distortions of events in the union over 4 years and asking Universities to derecognise UCU. Richard Kuper and Tony Lerman posted thoughtful analyses of the EUMC definition and why the official Jewish leadership were seriously in error. Both postings attracted vituperative personal attacks in response.
University and College Union reaffirms its support for BDS
The General Secretary and the President of UCU has written to all branches reminding them of the Union's support for BDS. The circular states:
- The decision of [2010 UCU Annual] Congress, on the vote of the overwhelming majority of delegates, was to adopt this motion unamended as the policy position of the UCU
- Congress reaffirm its support for BDS, and to seek its implementation within the constraints of the existing law
- Congress resolves to sever all relations with Histadrut, and to urge other trade unions and bodies to do likewise
- Congress resolves to campaign actively against the EU-Israel Association Agreement
- Congress resolves to commence the investigatory process associated with the imposition of a boycott of Ariel College
Read the circular
UCU international study Academic Freedom: International Study (Burma, Columbia, Israel, Palestine, Zimbabwe)
Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS) launched
In commemoration of the first of May - a day of workers struggle and international solidarity – the first Palestinian trade union conference for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel (BDS) was held in Ramallah on 30 April 2011, organized by almost the entirety of the Palestinian trade union movement, including federations, professional unions, and trade union blocks representing the entire spectrum of Palestinian political parties. The conference marked a historic event: the formation of the Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS) as the largest coalition of the Palestinian trade union movement. PTUC-BDS will provide the most representative Palestinian reference for international trade unions, promoting their support for and endorsement of the BDS Call, launched by Palestinian civil society in 2005, guided by the guidelines and principles adopted by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC), of which PTUC-BDS has become a key component.
City University of New York bows to Zionist pressure and denies honorary degree to Tony Kushner
In an appalling case of political censorship CUNY trustees withdrew their planned offer to award an honorary degree to leading Jewish dramatist Tony Kushner because of his criticisms of Israel.
Tony Kushner's letter to the trustees
Report in MuzzleWatch
Report in New York Times
Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Cunningham and Ellen Schrecker have returned their honorary degrees to CUNY
Campaigners withdraw threat to picket SOAS Israeli Music conference after organisers confirm "No Israeli funding"
Organisers of a conference on Israeli music to be held at SOAS in London have broken links with hte israeli embassy and funders after pressure from BRICUP nad other groups. Original publicity material for the conference had acknowledged support from the Israeli Embassy, London, and the British Israeli Arts Training Scheme (BI ARTS), "a British Council initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture and Sport in Israel". The British Friends of the Hebrew University was also mentioned.
Following pressure the organisers confirmed that there would be no funding directly or indirectly from the Israeli Government or institutions. Subsequently all reference to the Israeli-related organisations was removed from the conference's online publicity materials.
BRICUP's statement on the planned event
Read the BRICUP press release on Israeli funding pledge
Jewish Chronilce: Boycotters 'victory' as music festival distances itself from Israel
160 leading scholars Oppose suppression of free speech about Palestine at the Ecole Normale Supérieure
The Director of the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, Monique Canto-Sperber, first banned a talk by Stéphane Hessel and then refused to allow the Colléctif Palestine ENS to hold a meeting on campus; a denial of the rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. Hessel is 93, a former ENS student, member of the Resistance, survivor of Buchenwald, one of the authors of the UN Declaration of Human Rights and of the recent best-selling Indignez-vous!/Time for Outrage, in which he (among other things) criticizes Israel's treatment of Palestinians. ENS is one of Europe's leading academic institutions: the home of many distinguished thinkers from Pasteur to Beckett, Sartre and Bordieu.
University of Johannesburg has effectively severed ties with Israel's Ben-Gurion University
Academics at South Africa's Johannesburg University have succeeded in their campign to get UJ to break all ties with BGU. They attracted both worlwide support from supporters of Palestinian rights and a vicious campaign from pro-Israel lobbyists.
University of Johannesburg (UJ) has effectively severed ties with Israel's Ben-Gurion University (BGU). The principled stand of UJ stands in stark contrast to Bob Geldof's shameful acceptance of a doctorate from BGU.
Read the press release from the boycott campaign
PACBI Salutes Univ. of Johannesburg for Severing Links with Israeli Apartheid
Ran Greenstein of the University of the Witwatersrand has written an interesting article following the UJ campaign, "Reflections on Academic Boycotts in the Wake of the UJ-BGU Campaign". BRICUP believes there are interesting arguemetns in this piece but does not endorse its conclusions, a call for a selective boycott. This is not BRICUP's practice or the nature of the PACBI call to action.
Reflections on Academic Boycotts in the Wake of the UJ-BGU Campaign
BRICUP sends open letter to Bob Geldof: don't accept apartheid doctorate
Bob Geldof has disappointed many people who hava applauded his work on LiveAid. He has accepted an offer of an honaray doctorate from Ben Gurion University. BRICUP condemns this cynical move by BGU: an attempt to rescue their reputation by associating themselves with global icon. Their work in providing resaerch and training for the the Israeli Army and arms industry is what will continue to to make academics from across the world say Boycott Ben Gurion and all Israeli universities.
Read our open letter
Send you own message to Sir Bob via his production company
Join the Facebook group -Bob Geldof : Please Respect the Palestinian Boycott
Video of Judith Butler talking about BDS at Toronto Israel Apartheid Week
Leading American academic talked at Israel Apartheid week drawing strong links between feminism and queer theory and the struggle for Palestinian rights. She located teh academic boycott as a key part of the support for the Palestinain struggle. The video is in five parts.
COSATU joins call on University of Johannesburg to cut ties with Ben Gurion University
Congress of South African Trade Unions spokesperson Bongani Masuku said, "It (BGU) has consistently refused to oppose the Israeli government's attempts to silence academics that support sanctions against Israel and so it is a much compromised institution whose reputation and credibility are in tatters."
Masuku described BGU as "a university that actively collaborates with the Israeli Defence Force in its enforcement of apartheid occupation against Palestinians, by offering special privileges and services to the army".
Read report from PACBI
Petition by over 300 SA academics
Send your own message of support
Call by Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees (PFUUPE)
Pete Seeger endorses boycott of Israel
Pete Seeger, the legndary folk singer has announced that he regrets having taken part in the Arava festival in Israel and committed himself to full support of the boycott movement. He said, "I appeared on that virtual rally because for many years I've felt that people should talk with people they disagree with. But it ended up looking like I supported the Jewish National Fund. I misunderstood the leaders of the Arava Institute because I didn't realize to what degree the Jewish National Fund was supporting Arava. Now that I know more, I support the BDS movement as much as I can."
Read Seeger's statement in full
Read report in Jerusalem Post
Israeli universities are quashing freedom of speech
In an article in Ha'aretz, Yitzhak Laor details the attacks on critical voices by the managers of Israel's universities. He writes, "At universities in Israel, by contrast, this [tenure] procedure is completely lawless. The university is very sensitive to what is said about it. It receives a great deal of money, allowing its top people to maintain quite a hedonistic way of life. And so it likes quiet. And when it gets into any kind of trouble, it sends one of its two or three Nobel Prize winners to speak in the name of 'freedom of research' or budget increases. The time has come for somebody to put things in order."
Laor's article prompted a vicious attack in the heretic hunting IsraelCampus.org website which includes "Now as usual when it comes to Israel's academic fifth column, the facts are precisely the opposite. Not only was Azoulay not fired for being a leftist, it seems clear she was only hired in the first place because she was a leftist. She simply never produced any serious academic scholarly work or bona fide research, on whose basis she could have been awarded tenure. She is the wife of Tel Aviv University's prominent extremist leftist professor of philosophy Adi Ophir. You will recall Ophir as the star of several Israel Apartheid Week events. The simple truth is that had she not been Ophir's wife, I think there is serious doubt as to whether she ever would have been offered any academic post of any sort in Israel. At Bar-Ilan, she taught something called 'Hermeneutics.' I am not quite sure what that is, but I think it has something to do with neutering people named Herman."
Proclaiming your ignorance of a centuries old field of study is cavalier even for a Zionist witch hunter.
Who benefits from EU-Israel academic cooperation?
In an article in the Electronic Intifada journalist David Cronin explores how the Israeli occupation and Israel'y day-to-day oppression of its own plaestinian cizens is bolstered by the EU's collaboration.
Tear down this Israeli wall: Roger Waters Endorses BDS
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd told the Guardian,
"I want the music industry to support Palestinians' rights and oppose this inhumane barrier ...
"I was contracted to perform in Tel Aviv. Palestinians from a movement advocating an academic and cultural boycott of Israel urged me to reconsider. I had already spoken out against the wall, but I was unsure whether a cultural boycott was the right way to go.
"The Palestinian advocates of a boycott asked that I visit the occupied Palestinian territory to see the wall for myself before I made up my mind. I agreed.
"Under the protection of the United Nations I visited Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw that day. The wall is an appalling edifice to behold. It is policed by young Israeli soldiers who treated me, a casual observer from another world, with disdainful aggression."
Read the Guardian article in full
Report in Ha'aretz
Report in the Jerusalem Post
BRICUP calls upon the Coen Brothers: Show True Grit; do not accept the Dan David Prize - Do not normalise apartheid
BRICUP has published an open letter to filmakers Joel and Ethan Coen calling on them not to visit Israel to acept the Dan David Prize, awarded jointly by the Dan David Foundation and Tel Aviv University.
We are informing them that if they do they normalise oppression and disposession.
Read BRICUP's open letter
Send you own message to the Coen Brothers via their agent
Israeli Citiizens' letter to the Coens
University of Ottawa to debate freezing law exchange programme with Haifa
On 7 March the University of Ottawa will debate freezing their Joint Masters in Laws (LL.M) exchange program withe University of Haifaand the application process put on hold until the a number of actions have been carried out by the Senate.
The actions include requiring the adoption of affirmative action which guarantees that applications be selected in such a way that the percentage of Palestinian students accepted into the exchange program at the University of Haifa be equal to or greater than the percentage of Palestinian people living in Israel.
Israel plans law to harass boycott activists
On 8 March the full Knesset gave a first reading to a slighly amended bill by 32 votes to 12. As Ha'aretz notes, "It explicitly includes boycotts that affect the West Bank, such as boycotts of goods and services originating in the Jewish settlements there."
On 15 February a Knesset committee approved on second and third readings a bill combating boycotts against Israel - another hysterical proposal by the right wing and Kadima MK Dalia Itzik designed to protect 'our weak and tiny country, which is being attacked from within and without'.
"This law," explain the architects of the proposal, "is designed to protect the State of Israel in general and its citizens in particular from academic, economic and other boycotts that are imposed on the country, its citizens and corporations, due to their connection to the State of Israel." The law is designed to protect "the area under Israeli control, including Judea and Samaria."
Violators of the law can be sued for damages of up to NIS 30,000 (€6,000) without any need for evidence that injury was caused to the boycotted or potentially boycotted party/ies.
Revised bill
Ha'aretz report on Knesset debate
Read full story in Ha'aretz of committee debates
Details of the bill and the Knesset legislative process
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These are great!
By Marlene
from Winter, wi
About Me Avid Cook
Comments about Dish Drying Mat:
I may have to order some more because there are things I dont like to put in the dishwasher. These are great!!!!!!!!!!!
dish drying mat -(it's not really a mat)
By Honest Ann
from Silver Spring, MD
I was expecting a "dish drying mat", interpreting the word mat as expecting some sort of absorbing material inside of the grid and on top of the hard plastic tray. It is all a hard plastic tray and the grid is attached to it. No absorbing material in it. I got used to the idea of that and think that it is ok to use as a dish and pot "Drainage Tray" which better describes it in my book. You just have to find somewhere to dry the drainage tray after draining it after each use. It will keep the counters dry - just wasn't as described. I would recommend it after describing it more honestly.
Exactly what I was looking for!
By MLK
from St. Louia, MO
About Me Rarely Cook
Use this constantly. Am buying another to dry fruit and veggies after I wash them.
Great drying tool
By Deborah
from Evanston, IL
I use this to dry glasses, measuring cups...anything that I don't put in the dish drainer in the sink. I have so much more space now in my dish drainer for plates, pots & pans, etc. This is a great accessory if you do not have an automatic dishwasher! The only con is it's terribly hard to clean out those little rectangles.
Not what I wanted
By Love to dance
from Honolulu
About Me Midrange Shopper
I've been using this product for over 5 years. Was disappointed with new design which is all one-piece. The grid used to be separate from the tray so I could clean them. [...]
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Great Find
By uryoung2
from Ohio
I bought one of these years ago and it was getting in bad shape. It was old and had some chips out of it and it finally cracked in the middle. I was so glad when I found this in your catalog. It is the best dish drainer. I use my dishwasher for most things but for those things I prefer to wash by hand this is great to drain them on. When it gets dirty I just pop it in the dishwasher and it's as good as new. I really should buy another one just to keep on hand. I recommend this to everyone!!
Great for quick and few dishes
By na
from San Antonio,Tx.
About Me Budget Shopper
I use this for drying small loads of dishes.
dish drying mat large
By happy homemaker
from colorado
keeps my counter dry
Great Dish Drying Mat
By Linda
from Chelmsford, MA
Dish drying is easier since this mat allows for air circulation and the counter stays dry.
Best buy I have made in a long time . .
By Beeba
from Honey Grove, TX
I just love this. It is perfect for those items you don't want to put in the dishwasher. My old mat was always getting knocked a little out of place and I ended up with water on the countertop and often it spilled onto the floor. With this mat, movement doesn't matter, it catches all the water drainage and no more water messes. Yea!


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This is why my mates and I go to France/ Belgium every year!
Normandy, Verdun, The Somme, all highly recommended sites and good reason for a short trip to our neighbours.
Good food and wine combined with some battlefield archaeology. What's not to like!?
Downside is I usually need an extra day off to recuperate..
Getting old I guess
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Hello, I am, like many of you on here, researching my family history. I have come to a dead end though. I have a 2 big problems.
problem 1 TODD are everywhere and I don't have a whole lot of info to work with. just a handful of names and dates that have led me to my great grandfather and great grandmother and then to an abrupt stop. (William Eugene Todd & Bernice IsabellEdgerly).
probelm 2 DUVOS... they are no where. seriously I can't find any of my Duvos relatives after weeks of searching. I can get to my Grandmother and Grandfather (Peter (possible peterson) Duvos & Ragna M. Ness)
If anyone has ANY information on these two lines I would be very greatful!
a few interesting things I did find out
Bernice was institutionalized leaving her youngest daughter to be taken by an orphanage. ( her name was beverly and I think she died only 8 years old but I'm not sure)
william and bernice had a two sons earnest and delbert that both died as infants. (delbert lived for around 4 days and earnest lived for a approx 5 months)
they had two other sons harlan and harvey. I know for sure one of them is passed on (hes my grandfather Harlan) I think Harvey has passed on as well. Harlan was married to Arlene and they had three sons and one daughter.
I am searching for information and possible family members og my Great-great-Grandparents.My G-G-Grandfather Josef Motkowsky was born in Poland approx 1860. He married Marian Wolanski in 1891. Together with 4 children Michal(8), Anna(4), Katha(2), Rosalia( 1 month) the came to Canada in approx May 1903. Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia., Hamburg Ship list. Area of birth was Galicia. They settled in Bruce,Alberta. My G-G-Grandfathers dad died when he was 6yrs and he was sent to live with Priests at 9yrs, his mom may have been alive up until this time. He stayed with the priests and learned the two trades of carpentry and blacksmithing until he was 14 yrs. I would like information on thier life and family in Poland.
I am looking for information on James Philip Bourget (my great-grandfather), born in Alemeda, California in 1878, his parents are James (born in Canada, about 1840) and Caroline (born in Alsace, France, about 1850). Also any information on other family members connected to this family.


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NATURE PRESERVE?: Water hazards like this pond proved a good place for baby amphibians despite contamination with pesticides and herbicides.
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Golf courses are among the most manufactured of all landscapes: manicured greens, rigorously mowed fairways and chemical-laced ponds. "In essence, golf course managers are one-crop farmers; they grow grass," says Kevin Fletcher, executive director of Audubon International, a group dedicated to promoting golf courses as nature reserves (and no relation to the bird-, though not necessarily birdie-loving National Audubon Society).
Such an obsessive focus on grass, not to mention on knocking tiny white balls into little cups in the midst of verdant scenery, might not seem like the ideal setting for animal life. But new research, funded by the United States Golf Association (USGA), shows that water hazards, the bane of many a duffer's handicap, may provide a refuge for native amphibians, raising hopes that these human-dominated landscapes can provide them another habitat.
"We went into this thinking that golf courses were going to be pretty nasty places," admits biologist and occasional golfer Ray Semlitsch of the University of Missouri–Columbia. "We started out with the idea that we'd be studying the effects of chemical contamination. Golf courses, from our perspective, seemed to be a place where there were a lot of chemicals used."
But those very chemicals may have actually helped the three amphibians studied: American toads, southern leopard frogs and spotted salamanders. Researchers placed 10 boxes containing quantities of amphibian young in four ponds—two on golf courses and two in chemical-free U.S. Geological Survey ponds.
To their surprise, the amphibians reared in the golf course ponds did better than those in the protected ponds. "One hypothesis is that contaminants used at the golf course sites could be negatively impacting invertebrate populations," but not the amphibians, says biologist and study co-author Michelle Boone of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. "Insects are more sensitive to insecticides than are most vertebrate species."
A chemical test conducted at the end of the summer experiment found no traces of contamination but they could have been present early in the season, Semlitsch argues. With fewer dragonfly and beetle larvae about, more of the three amphibians could survive to maturity as these insects are "voracious predators," he says.
The amphibians in the golf course ponds also only thrived there if no bullfrog tadpoles were present. These typically larger amphibian offspring dominate man-made ponds throughout North America, gobbling up all available food, including their smaller peers, biologists say.
It remains unclear, however, whether the three amphibian species could complete their life cycles on the course. One of the test courses "would have to be changed radically to maintain those species," Semlitsch says, but the other has "a fair amount of natural habitat, including oak-hickory forest and native grasses. I think it could maintain a small population, perhaps. I don't know how healthy they might be."
Boone adds: "Amphibians associated with grasslands, for instance, may be more likely to be able to complete the life cycle on golf courses than forest-associated species, because there is more potential to maintain unmowed grassland areas than thick forests."
Given the proliferation of golf courses—there are more than 17,000 in the U.S. alone—combined with recent legal decisions limiting protection of wetlands, they may become some of the last such refuges. The key will be mimicking nature. "What we've done," Semlitsch says, "is create something that is totally artificial," ponds that never dry. By drying the ponds long enough to kill bullfrog tadpoles—a few days in late summer to match natural cycles—golf course managers could promote a broad range of biodiversity as amphibians and other species thrive in such temporary wetlands. This recommendation could work throughout the continental U.S., and even in Europe.


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UK Daily Mail
Monday, June 11, 2012
Spy planes able to photograph sunbathers in their back gardens are being deployed by Google and Apple.
The U.S. technology giants are racing to produce aerial maps so detailed they can show up objects just four inches wide.
But campaigners say the technology is a sinister development that brings the surveillance society a step closer.
Google admits it has already sent planes over cities while Apple has acquired a firm using spy-in-the-sky technology that has been tested on at least 20 locations, including London.
Apple's military-grade cameras are understood to be so powerful they could potentially see into homes through skylights and windows. The technology is similar to that used by intelligence agencies in identifying terrorist targets in Afghanistan.
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Running has never been something that I am good at. I ran regularly in Air Force basic training and then again when I lived with my best friend back in my early twenties. I always felt great after a run, but it was hard for me. I would much rather be on an elliptical machine at the gym.
That said, I no longer have time to go to the gym, but I need to find a way to get in shape. I have several friends who run and most of them are in great shape. I need an exercise routine that includes my family since we don't get to spend much time together during the week, so running seems like the way to go. The kids like to ride their bikes and go for walks, but since Bryce is so small, we don't walk at a fast pace at all. Now that I have my J is for Jeep Wrangler Sport Jogger, I can get in some cardio while still spending time with my family!
We can now all go out on the nice trail near our house, and we can go at a faster pace. Rylie can ride her bike while Brian and I take turns jogging beside her and giving Bryce a ride in this awesome stroller. Of course we will let Bryce do some running also, since he loves to run, but when he gets tired and can no longer keep up, he can ride.
We recently received the new J is for Jeep Jogging Stroller for review. I figured it would take a while to put together, but with a screwdriver and a handy husband, it was assembled in just a few minutes.
When Brian told me he was done assembling the stroller I walked out into the dining room to check it out and was immediately WOWed. Just by pushing it around the room, I could tell how sturdy it was.
The J is for Jeep Jogging Stroller comes with the iBaby Sound System. You can plug in your iPod or MP3 player and listen to music without having to wear headphones. This is such a great feature so that you can still hear your child, and you can both listen to music at the same time. Being the tech geek that my husband is, he had to check this feature out first. The speaker wasn't very loud, but you could hear it just fine.
This stroller has a multi-position reclining seat. Your child can be upright, or practically laying flat. It also has a large canopy for those sunny days.
To adjust the seat, simply loosen or tighten the strap in the back. This is probably the only feature that I don't absolutely love about this stroller. I would rather just be able to click it into the position I want it in, rather than having to deal with the strap. I guess with this method, though, you aren't limited to only three positions like with most strollers.
Children up to 60 pounds can ride in the J is for Jeep Jogger, and there are three different slots so you can adjust the height of the 5 point harness restraint. Since you will be jogging with this stroller, the 5 point harness system is definitely important for safety!
I told you that this stroller was very sturdy, and it is also very easy to push. I don't think any of our strollers glide as easily as this one does, and trust me, I have had my experience with strollers. The smooth ride is due to the shock absorbing suspension system, which really makes a difference!
The 16-inch rear air-filled tires allow for increased performance on uneven surfaces, while the forward-locking front wheel provides increased stability. When I initially started jogging with this stroller I didn't have the front wheel locked, and it vibrated badly on the rough surface. As soon as I locked the wheel, there was no vibration whatsoever. You can unlock the wheel for every day use for easier maneuvering.
Since this is a jogging stroller, and you can't go jogging without water (at least not in this Florida heat), there are cup holders for everyone! There is a cup holder for the child in the front, and two cup holders on the iBaby Parent Tray. This is a feature that is important to me on any stroller.
The Smart Handle makes this stroller ideal for people of all heights. It adjusts several inches up or down, and I found that I was most comfortable with it right in the middle.
The one feature of strollers that I am very picky about is the cargo area. I need to have a space to store my stuff. While you don't need much storage to go out for a jog, I do need it for every day use. I was excited to see that this stroller has a large, easy to reach storage area underneath.
So now that I have told you about all of the great features of the J is for Jeep Jogging Stroller, you're probably wondering if I have jogged with it. The answer to that is yes, and I loved every single minute of it! This is a heavy stroller, and I was amazed at how easy it was to jog with, even for someone who is as out of shape as I am.
Once I figured out that the front wheel needed to be locked while jogging, it was almost as if I wasn't even pushing anything. Since I have never jogged with a stroller before, I don't have anything to compare this to, but in comparison with the other strollers we have, I can tell you that the wheels and the suspension of the Jeep Jogging Stroller definitely make a difference.
I let the kids take turns riding in the stroller while I walked, jogged and sprinted up and down our street. They had a great time, and so did I. Seriously, this stroller might just make me a runner after all. Forget that elliptical machine in front of the TV in the gym...it was so much nicer to be out jogging in the fresh air! Not only that, this great stroller allowed us to all exercise together, and for me, family fitness is very important. Kids do what they see, you know?
Once we were done exercising for the evening, we brought the stroller in and folded it up. It was super easy to fold, and the Free-Stand design allows it to stand upright when folded, which is great for space saving.
But wait, there is more! One feature that I haven't mentioned yet (because I have no use for it) is that this stroller is compatible with many infant car seats, with no adapter required. This includes Baby Trend, Britax, Chicco, Cosco, Graco, Peg Perego and Safety 1st. So for all you new moms who want to start shedding that baby weight as soon as possible, the J is for Jeep Jogging Stroller will help you do just that, and your little one can ride along!
I absolutely LOVE this stroller! I have owned several strollers over the past few years and the J is for Jeep Jogging Stroller is definitely at the top of my list as far as quality and functionality. I would highly recommend this stroller for anyone who is looking to get in shape while still spending time with their family. I felt so good after jogging with this stroller, and I can't wait to hit the pavement again!
This stroller is exclusively sold at Buy Buy Baby stores for $299.99. While that price may initially seem a little on the high side at first, I can honestly say that it is worth every penny! This stroller is built to last!
For more information on the J is for Jeep Jogging Stroller and all of the other great products Kolcraft has to offer, visit Kolcraft online. Follow Kolcraft on Facebook and Twitter to find out about the latest products and fun events, like the Twitter party we had earlier today during which two people won these great strollers.
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Disclosure: All opinions are my own. I received the J is for Jeep Jogging Stroller at no cost for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received. A big Thank You to Kolcraft for providing the giveaway prize!


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Wildcats win 22nd
RICHMOND - The Edison baseball team rode the pitching of Nolan Marcus to record its 22nd win of the season, 2-0, Saturday at the Richmond/Edison Sports Complex at Jefferson Lake State Park.
Marcus struck out six and walked two. He also added two singles, as did Josh Pasek. Alec Jones delivered two singles and an RBI.
Edison will play Buckeye Local at 5 p.m. Thursday at Vaccaro Field in the Ohio Division II sectional tournament.
Edison 2, St. Clairsville 0
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE: Milhoan (LP, 4K, 3BB) and Carlton. Evick s; Kinnick s; Kotopka s; Smith s.
EDISON (22-3): Marcus (WP, 6K, 2BB) and Bertha. Wickham s; Pasek 2s; Jones 2s, rbi; Marcus 2s; Rawlings s.
Edison downs Warriors
CARROLLTON - The Edison softball team scored four tines in the top of the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie and then held on for a 7-5 victory over host Carrollton Friday evening.
Zoe Westfall, in relief of Mikayla Tice, earned the win.
Kayla Prokopakis delivered a double and single for an RBI. Molly McCoy added a triple and RBI and Kristin Prokopakis two singles.
Edison faced Buckeye Local at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Richmond/Edison Sports Complex at Jefferson Lake State Park in the Division II sectional tournament.
Edison 7, Carrollton 5
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EDISON (16-9): Tice (1K, 1BB), Westfall (5th, WP, 1K, 0BB) and Sheets, Kr. Prokopakis (6). Ka. Prokopakis d, s, rbi, Kr. Prokopakis 2s, McCoy t rbi; Snyder s, rbi; Dellapanna s, rbi; Judy s, rbi.
CARROLLTON: Sevek (LP, 3K, 1BB) and Carter. Loudermilk 2s, 2rbi; Carter s, rbi; Wilson s, rbi.
SUA looking for umpires
STEUBENVILLE - An increase in demand means the Steubenville Umpires Association is looking for men and women who are interested in becoming umpires for the spring and summer baseball and softball seasons.
The association, one of the oldest officials' organizations in the state of Ohio, services baseball and fast-pitch and slow-pitch softball leagues from Avella to Jewett, and from Newell to Wellsburg.
Prospective umpires must be 16 or older.
For information, contact the umpires hotline at (740) 264-2178.
Bears hoop boosters to meet
NEW MANCHESTER - The Oak Glen Boys Basketball Boosters will meet at 2 p.m. today in the multipurpose room at the high school. New head basketball coach Dave Smith and his staff will be introduced.
All parents and players in going into grades 9-12 who plan to be a part of the program are urged to attend.


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Warrington forward Ben Westwood had an enjoyable testimonial game as the Wolves beat Wigan Warriors 20-0.
The England international was celebrated amid snowy conditions and his team-mates made sure it was a successful afternoon for him, with Joel Monaghan, Rhys Evans, Brett Hodgson and Chris Riley scoring.
Warrington's team was a little stronger than Wigan's, with the Warriors not using the likes of Man of Steel Sam Tomkins and captain Sean O'Loughlin.
Warrington fielded a virtually full-strength side, with 4,696 fans turning out to celebrate Westwood's career with the club which has taken in three Challenge Cup wins.
Wigan start their Super League campaign at Salford City Reds on Friday, with Warrington at home to Castleford Tigers next Sunday.