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Britain's largest lecturers' union has voted in favour of a boycott of Israeli lecturers and academic institutions who do not publicly dissociate themselves from Israel's "apartheid policies". Another example of no matter what the Jews do, they are wrong.

Delegates at the annual conference of the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education in Blackpool narrowly backed the proposal, despite mounting international pressure from those opposed to a boycott, including a petition from more than 5000 academics and a plea from the Israeli Government. The decision was greeted with disappointment and anger by anti-boycott campaigners, but Palestinian groups issued declarations of support. Gee Imagine that A Muslim country that supports terrorists groups and Islamofascism agreeing that the Jews have no right to defend themselves.

Presented on the final day of the conference on Monday, the motion criticised "Israeli apartheid policies, including construction of the exclusion wall, and discriminatory educational practices" and invited members to "consider the appropriateness of a boycott of those that do not publicly dissociate themselves from such policies". So if you try to protect yourself from homicide bombers, and the wall has shown to be successful in lessening the amount of bombings in Israel you are somehow supporters of apartheid? Comparing what Israel is doing to protect themselves to what the South African Government did to the Blacks is just so stupid beyond belief!

After failed efforts to prevent the debate, speakers outlined the many difficulties experienced by Palestinian students and lecturers living under occupation, including the number of Palestinian schools shelled by the Israeli Army. No mention made of why the Israelis bombed a school, could it be the usual practice of Muslims to have bomb factories hidden in schools and Mosques?

"The majority of Israeli academics are either complicit or acquiescent in their government's policies in the occupied territories," said Tom Hickey, a philosophy lecturer at the University of Brighton, a member of the union's national executive committee and the proposer of the motion. "Turning a blind eye to what an Israeli colleague thinks about the actions of their government is a culpable blindness." So the academic scholars Must DEFY THE GOVERNMENT that protects them from the wanton murder of Israelis by Palestinians? This in order to make academic speeches in England.

But the union's general secretary, Paul Mackney, spoke against the motion.

"Most of us are very angry about the occupation of Palestine," he said, "but this isn't the motion and this isn't the way." Of course little is ever mentioned that is was The English that made this "occupation" possible



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on Jun 02, 2006
Someone needs to educate the educators.  Israel is not practicing Apartheid!  No wonder Jack Bull cant read!  He has idiots for teachers.
on Jun 02, 2006
I still seems to me that no matter what Israel does they are in the wrong. A Palestinian homicide bomber kills dozens eating at a restaurant, the Israelis retaliate by using missiles to destroy a car carrying a terrorist leader, Hamas screams we will get even!FOR what? defending yourselves? What makes the news? a short article on how a Palestinian freedom fighter attacks the JEWS, and then on every front page in the rest of the world in big bold headline> ISRAEL USES MISSLES TO KILL THE POOR PALISTINIANS.
on Jun 02, 2006

A Palestinian homicide bomber kills dozens eating at a restaurant

And the headline reads: Poor Refugee allowed to commit suicide as Israelis watch.

on Jun 02, 2006
I am speechless. That's like people bein appauled because I killed a mosquito that bit me. This brings absurd to a whole new level. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

SAVE THE MOSQUITOES!
on Jun 02, 2006
Reply By: Dr. GuyPosted: Friday, June 02, 2006A Palestinian homicide bomber kills dozens eating at a restaurantAnd the headline reads: Poor Refugee allowed to commit suicide as Israelis watch.


oooooooooooo good one doc, I can see it now, starving palestinian denied food at public restaurant, commits suicide.
on Jun 02, 2006
Reply By: Adventure-DudePosted: Friday, June 02, 2006I am speechless. That's like people being appalled because I killed a mosquito that bit me. This brings absurd to a whole new level. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.SAVE THE MOSQUITOES!


even better is all the mosquitoes on the planet swear revenge for your senseless act of violence.
on Jun 02, 2006

I can see it now, starving palestinian denied food at public restaurant, commits suicide.

Even better!

on Jun 02, 2006
Reply By: Dr. GuyPosted: Friday, June 02, 2006I can see it now, starving palestinian denied food at public restaurant, commits suicide.Even better!


we Jews are just going to have to live with whatever the rest of the world wants to dish out. sad but true.
on Jun 02, 2006
Reply By: little-whipPosted: Friday, June 02, 2006What can I say but...Oy Vey!


remind me next time we speak to have you say that outloud, I wonder if you can make it sound jewish. heh heh heh
on Jun 02, 2006
I oppose the idea of a boycott, but how is it anti-semitic? It's clear enough to me that you could draw a parallel in some ways between the attempts of South African to create impoverished, restricted ministates of blacks with brutal border controls to the attempts of Israel to wall in the Palestinians.

The rhetoric is different, sure, and I hardly think a boycott does anyone any good, but I don't understand what it has to do with the victimisation of Jews.

Where does the boycott require the abuse of Judaism as a religion? It's fairly clear that they will accept Jewish academics who don't support the political policies that the boycotters blacklist.

Haven't you heard the story of the boy who cried wolf?
on Jun 02, 2006


While Europe Slept By Andre Zantonavitch FrontPageMagazine.com | June 2, 2006

This stunner of a book about Continental Islam has two main themes. The first is that Europe has a Muslim immigration and reproduction problem. This radically new and explosive demographic, according to the author, is not being converted to Western liberalism or adopting Western life-styles.

While Europe Slept argues that while Europe is currently only about ten percent Islamic -- vs. two percent for America -- if present trends continue it will only take a generation or two for Muslims to become the majority. The once-noble Continent will become what Bat Ye'or in 2005 called "Eurabia." The shocking claim by Gary Bawer is that well before 2050, most of Europe is likely to become an outpost of Islamdom governed by Sharia.

The second theme is that Europe today is a hellhole of leftist multiculturalism, far worse than anything in America, and even far worse than almost anyone in America suspects. American expatriate Bawer -- who has lived the past ten years in various European countries, mostly Holland and Norway -- is almost uniformly horrified by every country he resides in or visits. According to him, political correctness and multiculturalism are "a habit of thought that in America is an annoyance but in Europe is a veritable religion."

Bawer excoriates his European friends for their propensity to display phony "respect" and "understanding" of the various foreigners in their midst, especially Muslims. He blasts their cult-like belief in the mantra of multiculturalism and their unlimited "belief in peace and reconciliation through dialog," even with Islamists who emphatically reject peace, reconciliation, and dialog as methodologies or ideals.

While Europe Slept also makes the interesting observation that there is virtually no American-style "religious right" to oppose growing Muslim power. Virtually the whole Continent is atheist or de facto atheist.

This leads to some odd political terminology and alliances. Bruce Bawer consistently champions what he calls "the liberal resistance," but he doesn't seem to know where to find it or even how to describe it. What he does describe, in sickening detail, is how much the multicultural left utterly protects the Islamism. These two have formed an evil alliance in the heart of Western Civilization which seems all but unstoppable.


http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=22742
on Jun 02, 2006
Thanks Island Dog, it's been ages since I've read something so ridiculously over-the-top. It's refreshing, like seeing track marks on a supermodel. It reminds me that a) everyone's human and we're all batshit insane.
on Jun 02, 2006
There is however a silver lining:

The boycott motion approved by NATFHE will only be effective for three days due to a merger between NATFHE and the Association of University Teachers, a smaller union, which is scheduled to take place on June 1. NATFHE has indicated that the new body will not be bound by the decision. Jerusalem Post, May 28, 2006
Link

And a statement from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office:
"We believe that such academic boycotts are counterproductive and retrograde. Far more can be obtained through dialogue and academic cooperation."

Interestingly when the smaller union (AUT) imposed a boycott last year on two Israeli universities, it was forced to drop the boycott after an international outcry and a revolt by its members. Link

#13 by Island Dog

Yes, this was laugh out loud carpet chewing stuff!
on Jun 02, 2006
This radically new and explosive demographic, according to the author, is not being converted to Western liberalism


island dog is concerned about people NOT being converted to liberalism??
on Jun 02, 2006
What we need to do is convert them to American Conservatism. They'd succumb to self-loathing in a week. Either that or they'd legislate themselves out of existence protecting traditional western culture...
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