Dear David Seddon,
Regarding your e mail i could only say we hear noting but
plenty of messages opposing the proposed boycott of Israeli
institutions. It seems we have been hearing from
those who oppose it but so far very little of those
who think it might be a good idea to let the Israeli
government to know that its policies in West Bank are
unacceptable by any standards. I do sympathies with some of
our Israeli colleagues who opposes the boycott with right
intentions and reasons but most of callers seems easily
equates any kind of criticism with so called 'new
anti-Semitism. I think a healthy debate where both side
are equally represented would be good idea.
Best regards
Kayhan Delibas
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 09:37:47 +0100 David Seddon
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> It would be good to hear from those who oppose the boycott of Israeli
> academic institutions and who argue that this would harm existing linkages
> between Israeli and Palestinian academics as to 1) why it is that such a
> boycott has been proposed and strongly supported by Palestinian academics
> and 2) what evidence they have that the implied actions and activities of
> Israeli academics have had any impact whatsoever on repressive Israeli
> government policies towards the people (including the academics and
> students) of the illegally occupied West Bank and Gaza in recent years, let
> alone months.
>
> david seddon
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