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face=Arial>[from Jens Hanssen of U of T]</FONT> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B>Dear colleagues and friends,</B><B><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal>In an unprecedented expression of solidarity with the
Palestinian people, and especially at this time with the Palestinians in Gaza, a
group of now well over 200 prominent scholars and librarians of the Middle East
have called for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions. As reasons
for action, our letter cites the siege of Gaza and “the occupation and
dispossession in East Jerusalem, the Naqab (Negev), and the West Bank; the
construction of walls and fences around the Palestinian population, the
curtailment of Palestinian freedom of movement and education, and the house
demolitions.” We add that these violations have “long histories and no apparent
end in sight.” We have pledged “not to collaborate on projects and events
involving Israeli academic institutions, not to teach at or to attend
conferences and other events at such institutions, and not to publish in
academic journals based in Israel.” <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>This action comes on the heels of recent academic boycott
resolutions by a number of academic associations including the American Studies
Association (ASA) and, most recently, the Critical Ethnic Studies Association
(CESA), and African Literature Association (ALA).<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Scholars have taken their lead from the Palestinian
Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees (PFUUPE), which is
one of many Palestinian civil society organizations that have called for the
comprehensive implementation of boycotts, divestments and sanctions (BDS) of
Israel. They call on the boycott of complicit Israeli academic
institutions “until such time as these institutions end their complicity in
violating Palestinian rights as stipulated in international law, and respect the
full rights of Palestinians by calling on Israel to:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 28pt" class=MsoNormal>1. End its siege of Gaza, its
occupation and colonization of all Arab lands occupied in June 1967, and
dismantle the settlements and the walls;<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 28pt" class=MsoNormal>2. Recognize the fundamental rights
of the Arab­Palestinian citizens of Israel and the stateless Negev Bedouins
to full equality; and<o:p></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 28pt" class=MsoNormal>3. Respect, protect and promote the
rights of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes and properties as
stipulated in UN Resolution 194.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For more, go to:
</SPAN><A
href="http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/18811/over-100-middle-east-scholars-and-librarians-call-"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext">http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/18811/over-100-middle-east-scholars-and-librarians-call-</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">If you are a Middle
East scholar, researcher, doctoral or postdoctoral, archivist or librarian and
have not yet endorsed this call, go to: </SPAN><A
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u1Z0GOyVCmkii1t4hgR9Me4y-wLfuGalS3LZvQ_AZUQ/viewform"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u1Z0GOyVCmkii1t4hgR9Me4y-wLfuGalS3LZvQ_AZUQ/viewform</SPAN></A><SPAN
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