From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) The Guardian | 9 October 2006 An Israeli cabinet member today warned the British education secretary, Alan Johnson, of the "tremendously dangerous" impact a boycott of Israeli universities would have on international academia. Today's meeting between Mr Johnson and the education minister Yuli Tamir was the first time ministers from the UK and Israel have met to discuss anti-Israeli sentiment on university campuses. The meeting follows a motion at the May conference of the lecturers' union, Natfhe, which successfully called for a boycott of Israeli lecturers and academic institutions who did not publicly dissociate themselves from Israel's "
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Ehud Kenan | ynetnews | 27 September 2006 Belgian hi-tech company specializing in development consulting notifies manager of Israeli company seeking cooperation that 'your country has conducted war crimes and is an apartheid regime' Following the recent war in Lebanon, Ynet has received several complaints from Israeli companies that have encountered refusal of companies from various countries to cooperate with Israelis because of the war.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Susannah Tarbush | Al-Hayat | 7 Septmeber 2006 The 10th International Architecture Biennale in Venice - There is a growing international and Palestinian campaign for the organisers of the 10th International Architecture Biennale in Venice to cancel the exhibition in the Israeli pavilion. The Israeli exhibition is entitled "Life Saver: Typology of Commemoration in Israel ." Fifty countries are participating in the Biennale, which runs from September 10 to November 19 and is one of the most important events on the international architectural calendar.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) PACBI | 3 September 2006 We the undersigned groups and organizations request that the Venice Biennale cancel the country exhibition of Israel entitled “LIFE SAVER - Typology of Commemoration in Israel - Architecture and Society” for the following reasons: The Israeli participation is supported by the Israeli state, a state that continues against all International laws and UN resolutions to occupy the West Bank and Gaza Strip; to deny the right of return for Palestinian refugees; and to wage a daily war against Palestinian children, men and women, their homes and livelihoods.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Palestinian Filmmakers and Artists | PACBI | 4 August 2006 Dear Filmmakers & Artists, During the past few weeks we have borne witness to the escalation of Israeli aggression into open war on both Palestine and Lebanon. With Israel’s invasion of Gaza on June 27th, 2006, ministries and educational institutions have been destroyed, as has the plant that supplies nearly 50 percent of Gaza's electricity.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Tamara Traubmann | Haaretz | 24 May 2006 The Australian millionairess Lee Lieberman is worried about how Israel is studied in foreign universities - "through the narrow perspective of the Palestinian conflict." To change the situation and allow Israel to be viewed differently, she recently decided to establish a new chair in Israel studies at Monash University in Australia. Lieberman also established two other chairs in Jewish-related areas at Monash, one of Australia's prominent universities: one in contemporary Jewish life and the other on Jewish civilization with a focus on history.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Gaza University Teachers' Association | PACBI | 12 July 2006 The latest round of Israeli war crimes in Gaza has resulted in the brutal killings of the entire Abu Salmyieh family in Sheikh Redwan, Gaza City as they slept in their own house. This brings today's toll alone to 23 Palestinian martyers. Since Thursday 6.July.2006, the Israeli Occupation Forces have killed more than 70 Palestinians, most of whom are civilians and children.
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Sid Ryan | Toronto Globe and Mail | 7 July 2006 When our union recently passed a resolution critical of policies of the government of Israel, it was savagely attacked in several quarters and labelled by many as anti-Semitic. When the Toronto Conference of the United Church of Canada, the largest Protestant church in the country, called for a limited boycott and divestment strategy toward Israel, it, too, faced a barrage of baseless allegations of anti-Semitism (though little was said about the two Jewish organizations, the Alliance of Concerned Jewish Canadians and Jewish Women to End the Occupation, who joined in the church group's action).
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) Khalid Amayreh, Al-Jazeera | Electronic Intifada | 24 May 2006 A Palestinian teachers union has called for the dismissal of Al-Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh for "normalising ties with Israel" and "serving Israeli propaganda interests". A statement by the Palestinian Union of University Teachers and Employees (PUUTE), published on the front page of the Ramallah-based daily Al-Ayyam, on Monday accused Nusseibeh of "normalising relations with the Sharon government"
From the www.monabaker.com archive (legacy material) James Brooks | Electronic Intifada | 16 June 2006 Gideon Levy of the Israeli daily Ha’aretz is an artist at the crafts of reportage and commentary. Prolific yet deeply thoughtful and fair, Levy delivers his subjects whole and unfiltered on the page, speaking from the heart in their own voices. His analysis is honest, insightful, and often devastating in its indictment of Israel’s occupation. Yet even the most ardent fan will find cause to quibble from time to time.