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 Subject: [BoycottIsraeliGoods] Re: Academic/research Signatures being collected
    Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 12:37:10 -0400
    From: "Susan Akram" <[log in to unmask]>
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One more boycott effort is needed: the entire rest of the world must stop buying
anything made in the US! At least, the Arab world should sever all economic
dependence on the United States. Does anyone know if such an effort is being
launched? Susan Akram.

>>> [log in to unmask] 04/07/02 07:55PM >>>
Dear Colleague;

As of noon on Friday, more than 120 university academics and researchers from
across Europe had signed a letter to be published in the Guardian calling for a
European boycott of research and cultural links with Israel (copy of letter and
signatories follow).  We are starting a similar campaign in the US.  Below is a
letter with similar contents directed at US academics and researchers. We will
publish this letter in a major newspaper (Washington Post or New York Times).
If you are willing to sign this letter, please send an email with your name and
academic affiliation/position to [log in to unmask]

This is for researchers, teachers, and academics.  Note also that signatories
will be posted on the web page of http://www.BoycottIsraeliGoods.org in a few
days but all signatories are signing in a personal capacity.   Institutional
affiliations will be given only for identification purposes and this will be
explicitly stated.

Thanks,

Mazin B. Qumsiyeh
Associate Professor, Yale University [for identification purposes only]
http://Al-awda.org
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Letter:

There is widespread international condemnation for Israel's policy of violent
repression against the Palestinian people in the Occupied Territories and its
denial of basic human rights such as the right of refugees to return to their
homes and lands. The Israeli government appears impervious to moral appeals from
world leaders or to United Nations resolutions. The major potential source of
effective criticism, the United States government, seems reluctant to act and
continues to fund Israel to the tune of billions of dollars per year and support
it diplomatically.

However, there are ways of exerting pressure from within the US. Support for
Israel comes from many US cultural and research institutions, including those
funded from the US government with our tax dollars (through NSF, NIH, the
Binational Science Foundation, and others).  This is done through conferences,
collaborations, grants, and contracts and involve both Israeli academic
institutions and individuals. This active collaboration allows "business as
usual" while Israel engages in violations condemned by all human rights
organizations.

Israeli academicians have been rather reluctant to exert pressure on their own
government and many actually contribute actively to prolonging the suffering of
the Palestinian people (a recent Israeli academic conference even addressed the
issue of "transfer" or expulsion of the Palestinians).

Therefore, we declare a moratorium on any further such support and ask our
colleagues to join us in suspension of all such contacts and support unless and
until Israel:

a) Abides by all relevant UN resolutions (UNGA 194, UNSC 242, 383, 1402 etc.),
and
b) Complies with human rights as stated in the Universal Declaration on Human
Rights and the Fourth Geneva Convention to which Israel is signatory.
c) Opens serious peace negotiations with the Palestinians, along the lines
proposed in many peace plans including most recently that sponsored by the
Saudis and the Arab League.

Signatories (alphabetically)
[Note - all signatories are signing in a personal capacity; institutional
affiliations are given only for identification purposes]

Will be posted by the end of this week

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European letter

Despite widespread international condemnation for its policy of violent
repression against the Palestinian people in the Occupied Territories, the
Israeli government appears impervious to moral appeals from world leaders. The
major potential source of effective criticism, the United States, seems
reluctant to act. However there are ways of exerting pressure from within
Europe. Odd though it may appear, many national and European cultural and
research institutions, including especially those funded from the EU and the
European Science Foundation, regard Israel as a European state for the purposes
of awarding grants and contracts. (No other Middle Eastern state is so
regarded). Would it not therefore be timely if at both national and European
level a moratorium was called upon any further such support unless and until
Israel abide by UN resolutions and open serious peace negotiations with the
Palestinians, along the lines proposed in many peace plans including most
recently that sponsored by the Saudis and the Arab League.


Signatories (alphabetically by country as of 16.00 5th April)

[Note - all signatories are signing in a personal capacity; institutional
affiliations are given only for identification purposes]

Britain

Ainley, Dr Patrick, ,University of Greenwich
Aleksander, Professor Igor, Imperial College London
Banks, Dr Sarah, University of Durham
*Bateson, Professor Patrick FRS, Provost Kings College Cambridge
Beckford, Dr Jim, University of Warwick
Bendelow, Dr Gill, University of Warwick
Bennett, Professor Tony, Open University
Birke, Dr Lynda, University of Lancaster
*Blakemore, Professor Colin FRS, Oxford University
Blankenburg, Dr Stephanie, SOAS, ! London
Breugel, Professor Irene, Middlesex University
Brunner, Dr Eric, University College London
Burton, Professor Emerita Leone, Birmingham University
Caddel, Dr Richard, Durham University
Cockburn, Cynthia, City University
*Cohen, Professor Robin, Warwick, currently University of Cape Town
Crompton, Professor Rosemary, City University, London
David, Professor Miriam, Keele University
*Dawkins, Professor Richard FRS, Oxford University
Dore, Dr Elizabeth, University of Southampton
Duckett, Professor Jeff, Queen Mary University of London
Ellison, Dr Nick, University of Durham
Edmondson, Linda, Birmingham University
Edmondson, William, Birmingham University
Ettore, Professor Elizabeth, Plymouth University
Fine, Dr Robert Warwick university
Fletcher, Dr John, Warwick University
Fonagy, Professor Peter, University College London
Fox, Edward London (writer)
Ginn, Dr Jay Surrey University
Glendinning, Victoria London ! (writer)
Gregory, Professor Richard FRS, Bristol University
Hakimian, Dr Hassan, SOAS, London
Healey, Dr Peter SPSG London
Himmelweit, Dr Sue, Open University
Hobson, Professor Marian, London University
Honderich, Emeritus Professor Ted, University College London
Humphrey, Professor Nicholas, London School of Economics
Hunter, Professor Lynette, Leeds University
Kamminga, Dr Harmke, Cambridge University
*Karmiloff-Smith, Professor Annette, Institute of Child Health, London
Kuper, Richard, Hatfield University
Laven, Dr David, University of Reading
Lawler, Dr Stephanie, University of Durham
Law, Professor John, Lancaster University
*Lister, Professor Ruth, Loughborough University
Macpherson, Rev. Duncan, St Mary's University College,University of Surrey
*McRobbie, Professor Angela, Goldsmith's College London
Merck, Professor Mandy, Royal Holloway and Bedford College
Messkoub, Dr Mahmood, University of Leeds
*Midgley, ! Dr. Mary, retired Newcastle University (philosopher)
Mileusnic, Dr Radmila, Open University
Moon, Dr Claire, University of Kent
Moore, Professor Robert, Liverpool University
Murcott, Professor Anne, Nottingham University
Murphy, Professor Sean, Nottingham University
Orun, Dr Ahmed, Birmingham University
Osborne, Professor Peter, Middlesex University
Phillips, Dr. Sarah, University of Durham
Press, Dr Ron (engineer, retired)
Preston, Dr Rosemary, University of Warwick
Rangwala, Dr Glen, Trinity College, Cambridge
Rivera, Consuela, University of Lancaster
Rose, Professor Hilary, City University London
Rose, Professor Nikolas, Goldsmith's College London
Rose, Professor Steven, Open University
Rosen, Michael, London (writer and broadcaster)
Rowley, Professor Gwyn (retired)
Russell, Professor Willie, FRSE, University of St Adrews
Ryan, Dr Mark, Birmingham University
Salter, Professor Brian, University of East Anglia
S! amuels, Professor Andrew, Essex University
Sassoon, Professor Anne Showstack, Kingston University
*Savage, Dr Wendy, London Hospital (retired)
Scott, Professor Sue, Durham University
Segal, Professor Graeme, All Souls, Oxford
*Segal, Professor Lynne, Birkbeck College, London
Shakespeare, Dr Tom, Life Centre, Newcastle
Shackle, Dr Emma, Plater College Oxford
Shire, Dr George, Open University
Shuker, Professor David, Open University
Sinha, Professor Martin, Southampton University
Sloman, Professor Aaron, Birmingham
Smith, Dr Paul, University of Keele
Solomon, Professor Joan, Open University
Taylor, Dr Paul, Warburg Institute, London
Tozer, David, Peterborough, Cambridge University
Treacher, Dr Amal, Birkbeck College, London
Tudge, Dr Colin, London (writer and broadcaster)
Ward, Dr Helen, Imperial College London
Yao, Professor Xin, Birmingham University
Yuval-Davis, Professor Nira, University of Greenwich

Eire*Lynch, Dr Marina, Trinity College Dublin
Regan, Professor Ciaran, University College Dublin

Denmark
Sinha, Dr Chris, Technical University, Copenhagen

Finland
Hearn. Professor Jeff, School of Economics, Helsinki

France
*Levy-Leblond, Professor Jean-Marc, Nice University
Cobb, Dr Matthew, Laboratoire d'Ecologie, Paris
Ohlsson-Malek, Dr Fairouz, CNRS, Paris

Germany
Reymann, Professor Klaus, Magdeburg
*Frey, Professor Julietta, Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg

Iceland
*Vilhjalmsson, Professor Thorsteinn, University of Iceland
Sigurdsson, Dr Skuli, University of Iceland

Italy
*Frontali, Professor Nora, ISS, Rome
Mengheri, Elena, INRAN, Rome
Minicozzi, Dr Velia, University of Tor Vergata, Rome
Murgia, Dr Chiara, INRAN, Rome
Ranaldi, Dr Giulia, INRAN, Rome
Turrini, Dr Aida, INRAN, Rome
Vladikas, Dr Anastassios, INFN, Rome

Israel
**Jablonka, Professor Eva, Tel-Aviv Universi! ty

Norway
**Andersen Professor Per, Oslo University
Fjelland, Professor Ragnar, Bergen University
Waerness, Professor Kari, Bergen University

Portugal
*Matos, Dr Augusta, Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Lisbon
Queiroz, Professor Clara, ( retired)University of Lisbon

Spain
*Ferrus, Professor Alberto, Cajal Institute, Madrid

Sweden
Elzinger, Professor Aant, University of Goteborg
Esseveld, Professor Johanna, University of Lund
Holmquist, Associate Professor, Ingrid, University of Goteborg
Karfve, Professor Eva, University of Malmo
Nilsson, Professor Arne, University of Goteborg
*Therborn, Professor Goran, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the
Social Sciences, Uppsala
Wellin, Professor Stellan, University of Goteborg

Switzerland
*Lipp, Professor Hans-Peter, Zurich University
Maranta, Dr Alessandro, ETH, Zurich

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