Anat Matar, Haaretz/Israel, Sept 9, 2009
Several days ago Dr. Neve Gordon of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev published an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times. In that article he explained why, after years of activity in the peace camp here, he has decided to pin his hopes on applying external pressure on Israel – including sanctions, divestment and an economic, cultural and academic boycott.
He believes, and so do I, that only when the Israeli society’s well-heeled strata pay a real price for the continuous occupation will they finally take genuine steps to put an end to it.
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Israeli academics must pay price to end occupation
Anat Matar, Haaretz/Israel, Sept 9, 2009
Several days ago Dr. Neve Gordon of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev published an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times. In that article he explained why, after years of activity in the peace camp here, he has decided to pin his hopes on applying external pressure on Israel – including sanctions, divestment and an economic, cultural and academic boycott.
He believes, and so do I, that only when the Israeli society’s well-heeled strata pay a real price for the continuous occupation will they finally take genuine steps to put an end to it.
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Tags: academic freedom, Anat Matar, boycott, Dr. Neve Gordon's article, Gaza scools in ruins, Israel, occupation, Palestinians, students in Israeli jails
This entry was posted on September 8, 2009 at 9:41 pm and is filed under Commentary, Gaza, Human rights, Palestine, Peace Movement, Uncategorized, war crimes, Zionist Israel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.