Posted on 04/23/2005 7:54:19 AM PDT by kingsurfer
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Your boycott will only do damage to the reputation of British Academia. Should you want to makea point to Israeli Institutions I suggest you gather a petition or write a letter. Censoring Academics for alleged censorship seems hypocritical. Two wrongs do not make a right. Why only target Israel for the boycott? What about Saudi Arabia, where Jews and Christians are not allowed to practice their religion? What about Zimbabwe, Iran and many other nations who, unlike Israel, have no democracy and no human rights charter?
This boycott is ill-timed, counter productive and irrational. I urge you to repeal this decision.
(And for your information I am a non-Jewish English resident)
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A copy of my email to them. I suggest as many people write to them as possible. It is probably best not to flame them and to articulate your points as best as possible.
I wrote them before the vote.
The BBC indicates no debate was allowed and only one side presented. This is a group in the full control of the Palestinians. Nothing can change them except the refusal of the British universities to comply and action here--i.e. denying AUT members visas ..
It is complete madness. I mean they should look at Palestinian schools that incite violence before looking at Israel.
Is there anything in Western academia which is not stark raving mad--especially in what is preposterously called the social SCIENCES ?
True.
Theses bigots claim they are anti-Israeli but not anti-Jewish. What rot. If Israel was an Arab country and everything else being equal, would they still be boycotting? Of course not. Why don't they boycott Syrians for their occupation of Lebanon? What scumbags.
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Of course, be reasoned and polite.
Title: Away with him.
The long arm of the Ministry of Education pulls a Jewish teacher from his classroom.
March 1933 (Issue #12) Caricatures from "Der Stürmer"
Source: German Propaganda Archive
Don't be lulled, people. What is happening right before our eyes is exactly what we see is happening.
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