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230 Israeli lecturers vow not to obey law banning Nakba commemoration
By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Yisrael Beiteinu 

Two hundred and thirty lecturers from Israeli universities and academic institutions signed a declaration this week to "publicly violate" the proposed Nakba and Citizenship laws, should they pass through the Knesset.

According to the declaration, the proposals are "harshly anti-democratic, and all gravely violate basic rights essential to democracy and to freedom of expression."

The declaration listed three proposed laws that its signatories said they would violate: A proposed law revoking citizenship for those who do not declare loyalty to Israel and a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state; a proposed law making it illegal to commemorate the anniversary of the Palestinian "nakba"; and a proposed law making it illegal to deny the existence of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
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The proposals were all put forward by members of Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party.

The initiative to circulate the declaration began when Professor Bill Freedman of Haifa University sent an email to his colleagues on the matter.

"I can not sit on the sidelines while Israel descends into anti-democratic fascism," Freedman said.

"I saw the bills proposed to the Knesset. I am American originally, and the subject of freedom of speech is ingrained deep inside of me."


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      1.   How can you ban something like this? 18:46  |  Democrat 25/06/09
      2.   Will Israel beat demonstrators who exercise their free speech? 19:01  |  newageblues 25/06/09
      3.   Good for them! 19:09  |  Impressed 25/06/09
      4.   Please give Names !!!! 19:59  |  Dr. Ran 25/06/09
      5.   Go back to America, Bill 20:00  |  Avi 25/06/09
      6.   Nakba 20:21  |  Peter 25/06/09
      7.   #1 - not all laws are just.. 20:25  |  David 25/06/09
      8.   @ Avi 20:30  |  Boaz 25/06/09
      9.   230 pseudo-intellectuals undeserving of jobs in academia 21:54  |  Eli 25/06/09
      10.   @ Eli 02:34  |  bronxite10 26/06/09
      11.   #4, DR.RAN, a nut has no clue 02:36  |  VIPER 26/06/09
      12.   isreal is mainly a ZIONIST country 02:39  |  VIPER 26/06/09
      13.   #2 reply 03:24  |  observer 26/06/09
      14.   To Boaz: Democracy Isn`t a Suicide Pact 03:24  |  massaraksh 26/06/09
      15.   Nakba 04:52  |  Jasper 26/06/09
      16.   What Haaretz won`t let you say 05:29  |  Mark Lincoln 26/06/09
      17.   Nakba 23:48  |  Fairness 27/06/09
      18.   #16 - disagree 14:58  |  like that 28/06/09
      19.   Banning the Holocaust 05:47  |  Marlene N. 29/06/09
      20.   ran 4 10:54  |  potobac 01/07/09
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