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US chancellors slam boycott
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 02.07.07, 23:14
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1. Appreciation of the boycott.
(07.03.07)
We appreciate the boycott by Britain academics. Iraqi Dr., Jordian Dr. and Jordian Lab. techenian.
2. All The Feigned Outrage Doesn't Fool One With A Conscience
Adina Kutnicki ,   US   (07.03.07)
The stupidity AND the hubris of Tamir and her fellow travelers never ceases to amaze. While displaying her utter outrage at this forum she fails to address an even more insidious danger than the Brit boycott. What about the onslaught against the 'zionist entity' among Israeli radical left profs and their Arab rabble rousers? How are people supposed to stand behind Israeli academia when these same academics CONTINUALLY attempt to destroy from within? Further, the feigned outrage of Bollinger is ludicrous AND outrageous. It is on his very own campus and under his watch that Jewish students and others who support Israel had to seek outside assistance to keep from being maligned and vilified at Columbia. Other universities and profs who contributed to the distortion of Israel for years are now shocked ! shocked!
3. Thank you #1 - I was abount to make the same post!
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (07.03.07)
4. Is that the best you can do, Israel?
Persian CAT   (07.03.07)
Two lowly Jewish "chacellors" do not speak for the academics the US nor UK. Israel's war crimes are serious and no amount of cheap PR is going to whitewash it any longer. I'd be glad to see some "positive aspects of Israel". Who wouldn't. But what are they?
5. Didn't #1 just get arrested by Britain's Mi5?
Carrie   (07.03.07)
6. Let them boycott the Mossad
Phil ,   US   (07.03.07)
England's response to the kidnapping of the pro-Palestinian journalist (by Palestinian terrorists) was to advocate an academic boycott of Israeli universities and academics. British doctors have also urged boycotting Israeli doctors and that is easier to understand with the announ cement that 5 of the 8 terrorist conspirators in London were doctors. I wonder if the British will now respond to the Jihadist terrorists by boycotting all intelligence from Mossad and Shin Bet about potential terrorist threats. Seems as logical as calling for a boycott against Israeli doctors who treat Palestinians and Israeli academics who advocate for peace. I'm sure mayor Livingstone, Steven Rose, the antisemitic Jew and all the distinguished antisemites will want to ignore important intelligence from Israeli sources.
7. 4 You need to talk about war crimes in the Sudan. Take a
freedom ,   canada   (07.03.07)
look at the fundamentalist Islamic government there. In their long standing religious persecution of the Christians in the Sudan.. Lets see what the United Nations comes up with in regards to an investigation against that government in the Sudan.
8. #5 LOL! Just the docs, not the tech...
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (07.03.07)
9. #1: of course barbarians would "appreciate" the boycott...
dante ,   uk   (07.03.07)
but why should any civilized person care? you "appreciate" the attacks on civilians in Israel, iraq, UK, Spain, USA, etc., etc. if you were to lie and say that you oppose such attacks, I would ask you when you have ever stood up and shouted your opposition??? tentative, whispered, qualified, private reservations mean nothing. you only find a voice when you support other barbarians, such as the swine behind the boycott. and, you think that you will escape retribution? the barbarians that you support will with Heaven's help destroy you.
10. #4, apparently not
Danny   (07.03.07)
We had 51 nobel prize winners say exactly the same thing. PS one tiny matter, there is no boycott. The idiots in the union tried three times to get it passed using techniques like moving the motion on Passover, moving the motion a few days before the UCU predecessor went out of business and finally resorted to passing a resolution - with less than 0.1% of the vote - that asks the membership to consider a report that asks them to consider the moral implications of working with Israeli academics, They then presented this as a "boycott" - sound like people who are honest? Sound like people who believe the world is going their way? PPS some positive aspects - well large portions of computer science, biotechology, maths and engineering are done by Israelis. Intel microprocessor ring any bells? Digital mobile phones? Or don't they allow those in the Islamic republic? Anyway, I am sure you are off to burn a petrol station - wierd a country with 15% of the world's oil needs to import 40% of it's petrol and it's most important project is a nuclear power plant.....
11. #4 - Persian SCAT - "Positive aspects of Israel....."
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (07.03.07)
I believe you are right when you say you don't know just how beautiful Israel is. So let me tell you: its fabulous. From the Golan to the Negev. From the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea to Tel Aviv. And if that weren't enough, tthe place is filled with Israelis - some of the most creative, pasionate and smart people on the planet. Its fine with me that you don't know positive aspects of Israel. Its enough that we know them and we love this country because of them. That's why we build it, grow it, settle it and sustain it. Say what you want, but we know we have a wonderful country.
12. The best the UK anti-Semites can do: bypassing union voters
Zvi   (07.03.07)
Really. Bypassing their own union membership's right to vote on a topic of concern to them, and wasting their membership's union dues on extremist nonsense. How very ... Soviet ... of them.
13. wake up call 7/1
alan ,   Bering Sea   (07.03.07)
It is time for British academics who supported this ridiculous move to wake up. Many of them are under the delusion that it is the material oppression of the Arabs and crushing poverty that is creating terrorism against both European nations and Israel. Wrong. Most of the terrorists who have attacked Britian have been well educated and middle class. The doctors who attacked London and Glasgow are a case in point. The Marxist orientation of the UK academics who supported this boycott is Utopian bull raw. Marxists academics. Throw off your ideological blinders. Israel academics are the good guys and Islamic facisist are the bad guys. Duh. To think otherwise is to live in what Blair recently called the world of the absurd.
14. Britain will be under Sharia Law shortly!
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (07.03.07)
Let the Brits turn to their "Academics" to stop the wave of Islamic Terror which is threatening their country. Oops, I forgot, Capt. Air, of Iranian Hostage fame, said "fighting is not an option". Shortly of British Islamic Airlines: "We will be landing at Allahrow Airport, Londonistan. Welcome to Britanistan. Don't miss visting the Westminister Mosque. Alla U Aqbar!".
15. Go back to school.
jewish mother ,   jerusalem   (07.03.07)
To #1 and #3. You may say you are academics, but you can't spell for beans. Go back to school, (if your countries allow you to after corresponding with an Israeli publication) and look up on the Internet all the amazing things that Israeli research and technology have given you. Hand in your cellphones, your CAT machines, fertlity drugs, cancer research etc etc. I'd start with Spot learns his ABC for you two.
16. The Brits think they dealing with SA Afrikaners or Rhodesian
Alan ,   SA   (07.03.07)
17. At moment Arab Doctors are on exchange visit to Glasgow&Lond
nightclubs ,   Alan SA   (07.03.07)
18. To # 3,5,9,15
(07.03.07)
# 3 Thank you for support. # 5 No, not yet. #9 and 15 - Sorry for you, if you couldn't see the irony and the sarcasm in my writting. As for # 15 you are right I spelled Jordanian wrong. P.S - Jerusalem spelled with capital "J". #1 T.A., Israel
19. #1,maybe you should stop using your PC!
DR ,   Florida, USA   (07.03.07)
After all, Israeli technology is what runs it. Your cell phone and you medicine too. Boycott everything Israeli and see how you like life. It is funny to see people like you back this boycott, but you say nothing when your fellow Muslims kill each other. This is called hypocricy!!!
20. To # 19
(07.03.07)
Please read my answer in talkback # 18. # 1 and # 18, T.A., Israel
21. Ridiculous Persian Cat...
DR ,   Florida, USA   (07.03.07)
Do you not see the blatant hypocricy in your statements??? People like you are not only ridiculous, but you stand for everything that's wrong in the Muslim world. Not only do you blame Israel for everything, you never once condemn your fellow muslims for their murderous acts around the world. We see this all the time and it makes us wonder if Muslims care about anything other than blaming Israel??? Why don't you start cleaning up your own house and then come over for some matza ball soup. Until then you should really stop your pathetic whining...it only makes you look dumber.
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