From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Omar Barghouti & Lisa Taraki | Counterpunch | 1 June 2005 On May 26, the Association of University Teachers (AUT) in Britain reversed its previous decision -- taken on April 22 -- to boycott Israeli universities. Intimidation and bullying aside, no tool was as persistently used, abused and bandied about as much as the claim that academic boycott infringes on academic freedom. Freedom to produce and exchange knowledge and idea was deemed sacrosanct regardless of the prevailing conditions.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Khaled Amayreh | Al-Ahram Weekly | June 2, 2005 The Union of Palestinian University Teachers and Employees (UUTE) has strongly denounced Al-Quds University President Sari Nusseibah for "normalising with Israel" and "serving Israeli propaganda interests". A statement by the UUTE, published on the front page of the Ramallah- based daily, Al-Ayam, last week, accused Nusseibah of "normalising with the Sharon government" despite the latter's policy of "
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Norman Finkelstein | Aftenposten | 14 January 2006 Editor's Note: This article appears in the January 14 issue of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. The recent proposal that Norway boycott Israeli goods has provoked passionate debate. In my view, a rational examination of this issue would pose two questions: 1) Do Israeli human rights violations warrant an economic boycott? and 2) Can such a boycott make a meaningful contribution toward ending these violations?
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) PACBI | 25 December 2005 Catherine COLOMB-NANCY Europeaid Office de Cooopération A Rue de la Loi, 200 B-1049 Bruxelles Belgique catherine.colomb-nancy@cec.eu.int Dear Ms. Catherine Colomb-Nancy, It has come to our attention that the Ramallah Film Institute, a Palestinian organization operating in Ramallah, together with the New Foundation for Cinema and Television, an Israeli organization operating in Tel Aviv and founded by the Israeli Ministry of Arts, have submitted a joint proposal to the Euromed Audiovisual II, that has recently been short listed.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Palestinian Artists and Intellectuals | Email Circular | 2 January 2006 Catherine COLOMB-NANCY Europeaid Office de Cooopération A Rue de la Loi, 200 B-1049 Bruxelles Belgique Dear Ms. Catherine Colomb-Nancy We, the undersigned, a group of Palestinian filmmakers and cultural workers, are writing to you to kindly request your attention to a matter of some importance. We have just learned of your Short List for the Euromed Audiovisual II, for the development of documentary film.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Stop the Wall Campaign | 16 December 2006 The regional council of the Sør-Trøndelag in Norway has passed a motion calling for a comprehensive boycott on Israeli goods to be followed up with an awareness raising campaign across the region. Sør-Trøndelag has a population of 270,000 out of Norway’s 4.6 million. Trondheim, Norway`s third largest city, forms part of the region and will participate in the boycott initiative.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Aharon Shabtai | Email circular | 3 January 2006 Note: Aharon Shabtai is an Israeli poet and teaches Hebrew literature at Tel Aviv University. His letter (below) was sent to the organizers of the 5th international poetry festival in Jerusalem. He has approved wide ciruclation and publication of his letter. From: aharon shabtai Date: January 3, 2006 12:11:06 CET To: Elisabeth Mizrahi Subject: Re: From Yitshak Ayzenberg - Mishkenot Sha'ananim Yitshak Ayzenberg Shalom, Thank you for the invitation to participate in the International Poetry Festival in Jerusalem, 2006, and for the details.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) BBC News | 5 January 2005 Norway's Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen is backing a planned consumer boycott of Israeli goods, contradicting the coalition government's policy. Ms Halvorsen voiced support for a campaign of solidarity with the Palestinians, due to be launched by her Socialist Left party this month. "It is a long time since I bought any Israeli products," she told Norway's Dagbladet newspaper.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Aftenposten | 6 January 2006 Norway's prime minister and foreign minister were busy with damage control tasks late this week, after one of their government's coalition parties called for a boycott of Israeli products. And just when Israel's own prime minister was lying gravely ill. The Norwegian government has long supported Israel and has been active in years of attempts to broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Aftenposten | 15 January 2005 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threatened Norway with "serious political consequences" after Finance Minister and Socialist Left Party leader Kristin Halvorsen admitted to supporting a boycott of Israeli goods. The reaction was reportedly given to the Norwegian embassy in Washington DC, and it was made clear that the statements came from the top level of the US State Department, newspaper VG reports.