Israeli Academics Write in Support of Manchester (Uk) Students Boycott Motion of Israeli Academics

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Professor Alan Gilbert, President The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL president@manchester.ac.uk Dear Prof. Gilbert, We write to you as Israeli academics and students who are horrified by the destruction of educational establishments in Gaza and the ongoing restrictions imposed by our government on Palestinian students unable to pursue their studies in the West Bank and abroad. We wish to express our support for students at Manchester University and elsewhere, who are drawing attention to the gross violations of academic and human rights in Gaza. We have seen their list of demands and feel that it is in the interest of an established and reputable university such as Manchester to address their concerns productively and to demonstrate that it is committed to upholding human rights. We strongly believe that without some pressure from outside Israel and without concrete support for Palestinians nothing will change in our part of the world. For us, Manchester students and students across Britain and the US are providing an inspiring example of commitment and decent human compassion, which others should emulate. We urge you to express solidarity with our beleaguered Palestinian colleagues and to recognize the legitimacy of the students’ concerns in Manchester and elsewhere. Sincerely, Matan Boord, M.A. student, Haifa University Dr. Raya Cohen, Tel Aviv University Adi Dagan, M.A., Historian Prof. Rachel Giora, Tel-Aviv University Prof. Eva Jablonka, Tel-Aviv University Mor Kandlik Eltanani, M.A. student, Tel-Aviv University Dr. Orly Lubin, Tel-Aviv University Eilat Maoz, B.A., Tel Aviv University Dr. Anat Matar, Tel-Aviv University Dr. David Nir, Physicist Prof. Adi Ophir, Tel-Aviv University Dr. Kobi Snitz, Technion, Haifa Read the motion passed by Manchester students http://www.umsu.manchester.ac.uk/downloads/gm_motions/egm_motion11.2.09.pdf

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