Amcha Initiative

Open letters in defense of UCLA professor under attack by Israel lobby groups

Submitted by nora on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 00:58

Two open letters have been published this week in defense of UCLA professor David Shorter, who was recently the target of an attack by Israel lobby groups because of his endorsement of the BDS movement.

Why is Palestine solidarity being criminalized on California campuses?

Kristin Szremski
Chicago
3 April 2012

Cooperation between academic authorities at the University of California at Davis and influential Zionist organizations could have an adverse impact on Palestine solidarity work there and on college campuses across the country.

Zionist group fails to disrupt Ilan Pappe's tour at California state universities

Submitted by nora on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 17:25

The California State University (CSU) system has sent a letter to a Zionist group rejecting their claim that Ilan Pappe, an Israeli historian and a frequent contributor to The Electronic Intifada, should not receive CSU sponsorship during his upcoming campus tour.

California professor under attack for opposing "study in Israel" scheme

Nora Barrows-Friedman
Berkeley
25 January 2012

The well-funded Israel lobby continues to wage attacks against university faculty, staff and students who engage in Palestine solidarity activism. One professor talks about why he refuses to be silent despite the threats against him, and why he thinks the tide is turning.

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