Has anyone asked the anti occupation Israeli academics what they would like us to do and also the occupied Palestinians, our actions may have greater validity if we are guided by them.Penny Grennan
> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:13:01 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: should/n't anthropologists boycott boycotts??
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> For more see: http://www.pacbi.org/etemplate.php?id=1108
>
> Dr Hakak raises an very important point though. Ultimately the voices of
> genuinely anti-occupation Israeli academics need to be heard and
> reinforced, as many of them are quite isolated in their institutions. The
> question is whether boycott helps to achieve this or not: I think it does,
> and the argument is that in the context of normalisation, anti-occupation
> Israeli academics can be used as fig-leaves for institutions' complicity
> in the occupation itself.
>
> Regards
>
> Mark Calder
>
>
>
> On 10/11/2014 10:11, "Calder, Mark Daniel" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >That would be to misunderstand the boycott call: in fact the petition
> >seems to be built on this false premise. PACBI proposes the following:
> >
> >"Anchored in precepts of international law and universal human
> >rights, the BDS movement, including PACBI, rejects on principle boycotts
> >of individuals based on their identity (such as citizenship, race,
> >gender, or religion) or opinion. If, however, an individual is
> >representing
> >the state of Israel or a complicit Israeli institution (such as a dean,
> >rector, or president), or is commissioned/recruited to participate in
> >Israel¹s efforts to ³rebrand² itself, then her/his activities are
> >subject to the institutional boycott the BDS movement is calling for.
> >Mere affiliation of Israeli scholars to an Israeli academic institution is
> >therefore not grounds for applying the boycott."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 10/11/2014 09:35, "Yohai Hakak" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >>But isn't there a good justification to distinguish between our strong
> >>criticism of Israeli governments and policy and our relations with our
> >>Israeli colleagues?
> >>
> >>If you check who are the key members and often leaders in many Israeli
> >>anti-occupation and pro-Palestinian movements, you will find that many of
> >>them are Israeli academics, which you are about to boycot.
> >>
> >>Dr. Yohai Hakak
> >> On Nov 10, 2014 9:26 AM, "Griggs, David" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Disheartening to hear this call. Please do not sign. Support BDS. If
> >>>you
> >>> want to see the inside of a rogue state and its institutions and an
> >>> Apartheid system then go there.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> > On 10 Nov 2014, at 09:04, Jose Mansilla <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > I do not know anthropologists, but human beings YES!
> >>> > ;)
> >>> >
> >>> >> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:55:57 +0200
> >>> >> From: [log in to unmask]
> >>> >> Subject: Re: should/n't anthropologists boycott boycotts??
> >>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Try harder
> >>> >> On Nov 10, 2014 8:37 AM, "Jonathan Skinner" <
> >>> >> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >>> how can we read the work/support these Jewish Israelis if we are
> >>> >>> boycotting them?
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Dr Jonathan Skinner
> >>> >>> Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
> >>> >>> Department of Life Sciences
> >>> >>> University of Roehampton | London | SW15 4JD
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> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/Jonathan-Skinner/
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Tel: (+44 208 392 ) 4895
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> >>> >>> ________________________________
> >>> >>> From: pfcohen1 [[log in to unmask]]
> >>> >>> Sent: 10 November 2014 01:04
> >>> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
> >>> >>> Cc: Jonathan Skinner
> >>> >>> Subject: Re: should/n't anthropologists boycott boycotts??
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Dear Colleagues,
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> As anthropologists we all know the importance of field work to our
> >>> >>> understanding of social phenomena. Having worked in Palestine and
> >>>seen
> >>> with
> >>> >>> my own eyes the systemic injustice of the Israeli Occupation, I
> >>>urge
> >>> you
> >>> >>> all to please support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
> >>>movement
> >>> (BDS).
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Anthropologist should focus on silenced voices and buried
> >>>narratives,
> >>> and
> >>> >>> they should stand for basic human rights and the equality of all
> >>> people.
> >>> >>> That is what this Boycott is about.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> If at all possible, I further urge you to visit Palestine and see
> >>>for
> >>> >>> yourself the reality that our media does not show us. I also
> >>>encourage
> >>> you
> >>> >>> to read the works of such Jewish Israelis as Ilan Pappe, Gideon
> >>>Levy,
> >>> Miko
> >>> >>> Peled, Amira Hass, Eran Efrati, David Sheen and others who work to
> >>> expose
> >>> >>> the truth and end the structural racism, dispossession, cruelty and
> >>> >>> violence, endured by Palestinians. Please inform yourselves before
> >>>you
> >>> >>> choose to break BDS.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Sincerely,
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Peter
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> On Nov 9, 2014, at 11:05 AM, Jonathan Skinner <
> >>> >>> [log in to unmask]<mailto:
> >>> [log in to unmask]>>
> >>> >>> wrote:
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Anthropologists AGAINST the Boycott of Israeli Academic
> >>>Institutions
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Dear colleagues,
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> We're writing now as we hope you'd agree to sign the petition
> >>>AGAINST
> >>> the
> >>> >>> boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
> >>> >>> Please read the petition and sign it at the petition website:
> >>> >>> http://anthroantiboycott.wordpress.com/sign-the-statement/
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> You can also sign it by responding "yes" to the following email:
> >>> >>> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> >>> >>> (please add your name and affiliation).
> >>> >>> At the petition website you'd find more information about the
> >>>issues
> >>> and
> >>> >>> the debates around the boycott.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> We would also deeply appreciate if you could circulate this request
> >>> among
> >>> >>> your colleagues.
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Sincerely,
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> Prof. Michele Rivkin-Fish, UNC Anthropology
> >>> >>> Prof. Harvey Goldberg, Hebrew U Sociology and Anthropology
> >>> >>> Prof. David Rosen, FDU, Social Sciences and History
> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------
> >>> >>>
> >>> >>> BOYCOTTING ISRAELI ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS: NOT THE WAY TO END THE
> >>> OCCUPATION
> >>> >>> We, the undersigned anthropologists, oppose the recent call by some
> >>>of
> >>> our
> >>> >>> colleagues to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Today, there
> >>>is a
> >>> >>> state of Israel but not yet a Palestinian state: this injustice
> >>>should
> >>> be
> >>> >>> rectified as soon as possible. The conflict between the two
> >>>national
> >>> >>> movements continues to result in tragic suffering and loss of life.
> >>> Just as
> >>> >>> we affirm this, we assert that anthropology is about communication,
> >>> >>> grasping multiple perspectives, and understanding diverse
> >>>histories;
> >>> it can
> >>> >>> contribute to unpacking standard slogans and negotiating
> >>>compromises.
> >>> >>> Boycotts erode this ethos: anthropologists taking absolute
> >>>positions
> >>> will
> >>> >>> not help the Palestinian cause.
> >>> >>> Boycott is a political act that forecloses listening to others. We
> >>> >>> vehemently oppose the continued Israeli occupation of the West Bank
> >>> and the
> >>> >>> siege of Gaza; they are morally wrong and politically misguided. We
> >>> also
> >>> >>> believe that Israel, as the occupier of Palestinian lands for
> >>>decades
> >>> now,
> >>> >>> has the greater responsibility to move toward a peaceful settlement
> >>>and
> >>> >>> withdraw from these lands. And Palestinian leaders must be prepared
> >>>to
> >>> >>> respond. But a boycott of anthropologists and other academics
> >>> undermines
> >>> >>> the principles of academic freedom, and squelches the exchange of
> >>> ideas. It
> >>> >>> is more likely to increase polarization instead of widening the
> >>>base
> >>> for
> >>> >>> dialogue.
> >>> >>> American Anthropological Association boycotts in the past have
> >>>never
> >>> been
> >>> >>> against universities or academic institutions. Academics, including
> >>> >>> anthropologists, should not be collectively punished and held
> >>> accountable
> >>> >>> at a personal cost for decisions taken (or avoided) by their
> >>> governments,
> >>> >>> decisions many of them criticize or oppose. Such a boycott would
> >>>have
> >>> no
> >>> >>> positive effect upon the plight of the Palestinians and their call
> >>>for
> >>> >>> justice. It would merely increase dissension within the
> >>>anthropological
> >>> >>> community.
> >>> >>> It is disingenuous to claim that a boycott can effectively
> >>>distinguish
> >>> >>> between institutions and individuals, and refrain from punishing
> >>> individual
> >>> >>> scholars. Almost all academics in Israel, including
> >>>anthropologists,
> >>> are
> >>> >>> employed in state institutions. Furthermore, the last institutions
> >>> >>> anthropologists should boycott are Israeli universities and
> >>>colleges;
> >>> these
> >>> >>> are sites where history, society, and politics are subject to
> >>>critical
> >>> >>> analysis and where students and scholars encounter challenges to
> >>>their
> >>> >>> assumptions, and engage in vibrant debates. Many Israeli academics,
> >>>in
> >>> >>> their work within and beyond the university, have been leaders in
> >>> >>> advocating peace, non-violence and the end of the Occupation. In
> >>>fact,
> >>> they
> >>> >>> are seen as a threat by the political right which hopes to maintain
> >>> control
> >>> >>> over Palestinians. A boycott of anthropologists and academic
> >>> institutions
> >>> >>> plays into the hands of those supporting the current political
> >>> stalemate.
> >>> >>> The call by anthropologists to boycott Israeli universities is a
> >>> refusal
> >>> >>> to engage in a productive dialogue. It cannot claim the moral high
> >>> ground
> >>> >>> by attempting to pass as 'concerned engagement.' Focusing on Israel
> >>> alone,
> >>> >>> and condemning colleagues without understanding the lives they lead
> >>> and the
> >>> >>> specific labor they pursue, is counter to the spirit that
> >>> anthropologists
> >>> >>> everywhere should strive to uphold. In Israel/Palestine as
> >>>elsewhere,
> >>> >>> anthropologists can contribute by listening, learning, and leaving
> >>> room for
> >>> >>> ambiguity. Our unique skills lie in examining and challenging the
> >>> taken for
> >>> >>> granted while suggesting new perspectives and previously unimagined
> >>> ways to
> >>> >>> subvert the violence of the status quo. We urge all anthropologists
> >>>to
> >>> >>> consider the manifold ways in which anthropology and
> >>>anthropologists
> >>> might
> >>> >>> move forward in the search for justice and in striving for peace in
> >>> >>> Israel/Palestine. Boycotting Israeli academic institutions is not
> >>>one
> >>> of
> >>> >>> them.
> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------
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> >>> >>> Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
> >>> >>> Department of Life Sciences
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