Summary
The British academic union whose April 2005 boycott of Bar Ilan and Haifa Universities, reversed in May 2005 after an intimidation campaign, Barghouti treats as the moment the taboo on boycotting Israel was shattered (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights, PDF p.84-85, p.92, p.110).
Details
- In April 2005 its congress adopted a resolution calling for the boycott of two Israeli universities, Bar Ilan and Haifa, asking members to heed PACBI’s call (PDF p.92).
- The decision “was overturned in May of the same year, after an intensive and extraordinary intimidation and bullying campaign was waged against the AUT by Israel and pro-Israel lobbies in the United Kingdom and the United States” (PDF p.84).
- Thirty-four days after adopting the boycott it was compelled to rescind it; Chapter 6 dates the reversal to May 26, 2005, the original decision to April 22 (PDF p.97, p.110).
- PACBI attributed the reversal to intimidation tactics, one-sided media coverage, and a misinformation campaign (PDF p.97).
Related pages
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights, PACBI, Academic boycott, American Association of University Professors, Haifa University