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Edward Said’s Humanism versus the U.S. State Department’s Anti-Semitism

Posted on | Richard Falk

[Richard Falk’s Prefatory Note: This post consists of my written text for a public presentation on the theme of “Edward Said’s Humanism and the Rejection of the State Department’s Definition of Anti-Semitism” at a conference at Fresno State University, Nov. 6, 2015 bearing the title “Universities at the Crossroads: The Assault on Academic Freedom,” which was the last event of the “Edward Said Lecture Series” organized by Professor Vida Samiian of the Department of Linguistics at FSU. My talk as given departed considerably from this text.]

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CGT-INRA : Immediate cessation of repression against workers and Palestinian youth ! Reinstatement of the dismissed workers !

Posted on | CGT-INRA

The CGT‐INRA supports the call of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) and that of the Arab Workers Union in Israel for the reinstatement of the dismissed workers and to stop the terror of the Israeli Government against the Palestinian people.

The CGT‐INRA joins the BDS 2005 call of Palestinian civil society for a boycott of all Israeli economic, cultural and academic institutions.

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Israel BDS — Why I Signed…Reluctantly

Posted on | James Ferguson

Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions->https://anthroboycott.wordpress.com/] is pleased to present this thoughtful reflection on the boycott by James Ferguson. The American Anthropological Association will be voting on a pro-boycott resolution (Resolution #2) at its annual business meeting at 6:15 pm on Friday, November 20. His essay joins others on this blog, by scholars such as Partha Chatterjee, Talal Asad, Rosemary Sayigh, and [Bryan Boyd. We urge all anthropologists to look at the facts of the boycott and VOTE YES on #2 if attending the meeting.

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European call to defend the right to education in Palestine: the European Union must act now to stop the Israeli aggression

Posted on | AURDIP | Pétitions | Toujours d'actualité

On 22 October 2015, AURDIP and BRICUP have written to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and to the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation to alert them to the dramatic situation of Palestinian students confronted by the new Israeli aggression which targets in particular Palestine’s youth and its education system. The letter urges the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Call closed on November 16, 2015

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