Over 300 British academics pledge boycott of Israel

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Over 300 British academics signed a public letter pledging to boycott Israel, mere days after a star-studded cast of over 150 British writers and artists published a letter urging the opposite.

The letter, signed by 343 scholars, was set to appear on Tuesday in a full-page ad in The Guardian,according to organizers of the letter of commitment.

“As scholars associated with British universities, we are deeply disturbed by Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land, the intolerable human rights violations that it inflicts on all sections of the Palestinian people, and its apparent determination to resist any feasible settlement,” the ad reads.

The signers declared that they would not “accept invitations to visit Israeli academic institutions; act as referees in any of their processes; participate in conferences funded, organized or sponsored by them, or otherwise cooperate with them.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/over-300-british-academics-pledge-boycott-of-israel/

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1. Intellectuals & academics who ignore reality are worse than idiots. n/t

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2. UK University presses

Just in case. Remind me to blow off Cambridge University Press for my next book.

Cambridge University Press
Edinburgh University Press
Imperial College Press
Kingston University Press
Liverpool University Press
Manchester University Press
Nottingham University Press
Open University Press
Oxford University Press
The Policy Press
UCL Press
University of Exeter Press
University of Hertfordshire Press
University of Wales Press
University of Westminster Press
The University of York Music Press

Lancet can keep publishing its screeds.

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3. Since the signers put their names to it in a public newspaper ad,

I checked out the ad. Got halfway through the A's. Lots of great universities represented. Oh well.

https://7c1445d8-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/ukcommitment/home/the-commit/print-the-guardian-ad/Guardianadvert4palestine-FINALv2.pdf

Dr. Maha Abdelrahman
University of Cambridge
Dr. Mariam Aboelezz
Lancaster University
Dr. Reem Abou-El-Fadl
SOAS University of London
Dr. Bashir Abu-Manneh
University of Kent
Dr. Mohammad Abusara
University of Exeter
Prof. Gilbert Achcar
SOAS University of London
Prof. Arshin
Adib-Moghaddam
SOAS University of London
Dr. Tawhida Ahmed
City University London
Prof. Sara Ahmed
Goldsmiths, University of
London
Prof. Patrick Ainley
University of Greenwich
Prof. Nadje Al-Ali
SOAS University of London
Dr. Enam Al-Wer
University of Essex
Dr. Randa Alami
SOAS University of London
Dr. Rami Alfarra
University of Manchester
Dr. Lori Allen
SOAS University of London
Dr. Atef Alshaer
University of Westminster
Prof. Humayun Ansari
OBE
Royal Holloway
University of London