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British academics drop planned boycott of Israel
By Tamara Traubman, Barak Ravid and Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondents, The Associated Press and Haaretz Service
Tags: academic boycott, U.K, UCU 

A British academic union dropped controversial plans to boycott Israeli universities Friday, after it decided that the proposed boycott would be illegal and could not be implemented.

Britain's University and College Union (UCU) had been considering whether to halt funding, visits, conferences and joint publishing with Israeli institutions.

In May, the union voted to promote a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, accusing Israeli scholars of "cooperating in the occupation" of the Palestinian territories, which the motion said had denied education to Palestinians.
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The decision was extensively criticized by many, including the former British prime minister Tony Blair, the heads of the leading universities in the U.K. and numerous North American academics.

Since then UCU has sought extensive legal advice in order to try to implement congress policy while protecting the position of members and of the union itself.

The legal advice makes it clear that making a call to boycott Israeli institutions would run a serious risk of violating U.K. anti-discrimination legislation.

The proposed boycott is also considered to be outside the aims and objects of the UCU.

A campus tour to discuss the boycott was also suspended following the legal advice.

UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt said that "while UCU is at liberty to debate the pros and cons of Israeli policies, it cannot spend members' resources on seeking to test opinion on something which is in itself unlawful and cannot be implemented."

Foreign Minister Tzipi welcomed the UCU decision. She said that "the suspension of the impending boycott is important news for the Israeli academia. It supports the internationally held view that limiting the freedom of speech in academia is inherently wrong." She also said that it "proves that joint efforts can foil a cynical political move to undermine Israel's international legitimacy."

Livni questioned her British counterpart, David Miliband, on the issue at a meeting Friday. Livni also asked Miliband about a legal loophole that allows Israeli security officials to be tried in U.K. courts.

Ophir Frenkel, the executive director of the International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom, a panel established by Bar Ilan University to coordinate the campaign against the boycott, welcomed the UCU decision. She said that "the UCU has finally understood that an academic boycott is not a legitimate measure of political protest."

In 2003, a proposal for British universities to sever all ties with Israeli academic institutions was defeated, but two years later Britain's Association of University Teachers - the UCU's predecessor - voted to boycott Israel's Haifa and Bar Ilan universities. That decision was overturned only a month later under fierce international pressure.

Efforts spearheaded by British unions such as the UCU to cut ties with Israel have outraged Israelis, many of whom accuse the groups of unfairly targeting their country.

The boycott talk has also embarrassed the British government, which dispatched its top higher education official to Israel in June in a show of solidarity with universities there.

Jews in the United States have jumped to defend Israel against its British detractors. The New York-based Anti-Defamation League place ads in leading newspapers decrying the motions as anti-Semitic, and Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz - a vocal Israel backer - even threatened to organize a group of lawyers to bankrupt any group implementing a boycott.

Israel's embassy in London welcomed the UCU's statement Friday.

"It's not the first boycott to be canceled," Israeli embassy spokesman Lior Ben Dor said. "We hope not to witness any more."

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  1.   as predicted the union cannot exceed its powers 22:52  |  victor hardman 28/09/07
  2.   good! makes people hate you more 22:53  |  Vaarn 28/09/07
  3.   Many israeli academic institutions either benefit from or 23:03  |  lakshmi 28/09/07
  4.   good on them, ucu is saving face 23:10  |  roy 28/09/07
  5.   So, welcome Israeli colleagues. We accept you because we are 23:12  |  Andreas 28/09/07
  6.   Illegal Boycott 23:20  |  Frank P. 28/09/07
  7.   They ran away, Lakshmi 23:21  |  Danny 28/09/07
  8.   LAKSHMI #3 23:21  |  JOJO 28/09/07
  9.   Vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam 23:29  |  Albert Seligman 28/09/07
  10.   Lakshmi 23:30  |  Jasmine Murphy 28/09/07
  11.   Re lakshmi 23:35  |  Esther 28/09/07
  12.   Great! Now I can concentrate on Avram Grant! 23:38  |  Sally the hun 28/09/07
  13.   Enough harm 23:40  |  Esther 28/09/07
  14.   Non-slfhating Jewish benefactors must withdraw £££ support 23:52  |  Alan 28/09/07
  15.   #6 frank 23:57  |  wh 28/09/07
  16.   Naked bullying - stop it 23:59  |  Marc 28/09/07
  17.   Thank you USA 00:00  |  Liliane 29/09/07
  18.   Boycott is illegal because it is racist 00:08  |  Izik 29/09/07
  19.   UK BOYCOTTERS ARE GENOCIDAL ANTISEMITES 00:12  |  G. Marcus 29/09/07
  20.   To the Bashers and Bigots and Liars 00:20  |  GZLives 29/09/07
  21.   Great News! The Jewish State remains legitimate in the UK 00:42  |  Gina 29/09/07
  22.   #3 lakshmi 01:30  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  23.   #2 Varn 01:32  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  24.   #6 Never boycott Universities 01:42  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  25.   Gina well said re plight of Palestinians 03:12  |  Robert 29/09/07
  26.   Blackmail 03:32  |  justiceseeker 29/09/07
  27.   Waiting for Tosefta 04:05  |  Danite 29/09/07
  28.   Academic freedom - Israel and Ahmadinejad 04:29  |  Raul 29/09/07
  29.   Boycott 04:32  |  Edifice 29/09/07
  30.   UK lecturers:Boycott? 04:52  |  jan Jansen 29/09/07
  31.   #15 Gina 05:42  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  32.   Amazing PR For Yet More Anti Semitism 05:51  |  Anne Tee 29/09/07
  33.   BCU Finally Exhibiting Signs of Academic Enlightenment ... 06:14  |  Lavi 29/09/07
  34.   Winning the Battle while Losing the War 06:20  |  Natallie Durson 29/09/07
  35.   re: Danite 06:22  |  Efox 29/09/07
  36.   wishful thinking 06:42  |  British Prof. 29/09/07
  37.   #3 - Lakshmi, you are entertaining 07:18  |  JES 29/09/07
  38.   those who would denigrate the law 07:19  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/09/07
  39.   UCU is forever burnt in my eyes 07:49  |  Begood 29/09/07
  40.   I am absolutely amazed! 08:02  |  JES 29/09/07
  41.   #29 - Jan 08:03  |  JES 29/09/07
  42.   What a cop out... 08:20  |  Dutch 29/09/07
  43.   #33 - Dear British Prof. 08:33  |  JES 29/09/07
  44.   #42 - You tell `em Dutch! 08:36  |  JES 29/09/07
  45.   Israeli Academics Deserve to Be Boycotted 08:52  |  Brian 29/09/07
  46.   Brit Prof #33 08:53  |  winston 29/09/07
  47.   #34, Durson, no you lost 08:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/09/07
  48.   Robert etc. 09:15  |  Palestinian Brit 29/09/07
  49.   16 Marc 09:16  |  Martha Hoelzermann 29/09/07
  50.   British Prof? 09:17  |  Oddvark 29/09/07
  51.   This crud was written by a British prof.? 09:19  |  Israeli 29/09/07
  52.   Cop out Dutch 09:23  |  Israeli 29/09/07
  53.   Natallie 09:23  |  Clickfool 29/09/07
  54.   PalBrit 09:25  |  Israeli 29/09/07
  55.   36 British Prof. 09:31  |  Martha Hoelzermann 29/09/07
  56.   The power of zionism 09:43  |  Dav 29/09/07
  57.   to all those who are dissatisfied with the decision not to boycot 09:45  |  scallywag 29/09/07
  58.   still it was a good idea if only to give a signal 09:48  |  rose 29/09/07
  59.   Israeli 09:51  |  Palestinain Brit 29/09/07
  60.   # 47 Kohn .. Better think again 10:09  |  Natallie Durson 29/09/07
  61.   The Boycott environment 10:18  |  FOX 29/09/07
  62.   "Losing the war"? 10:23  |  Albert Seligman 29/09/07
  63.   Suppressing Voices 10:38  |  Albert Seligman 29/09/07
  64.   Andreas 10:40  |  Albert Seligman 29/09/07
  65.   #60, Durson 10:43  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/09/07
  66.   FINALLY !!! 10:44  |  michel 29/09/07
  67.   Natalie -- The Lebanese appealed to the UN for a ceasefire 10:45  |  Gina 29/09/07
  68.   Palestinian Brit 10:49  |  Matthew 29/09/07
  69.   Robert 10:50  |  Gina 29/09/07
  70.   #60 another reason for studying history before a monologue in 10:50  |  victor hardman 29/09/07
  71.   Winston and Blackmore quotes, profound 10:54  |  FOX 29/09/07
  72.   Boycott 10:54  |  Matthew 29/09/07
  73.   200,000 children in Gaza do not have basic school supplies & 11:07  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  74.   Re JES #40 etc 11:07  |  Esther 29/09/07
  75.   Oh Durson! What a strange mind you have! Stalin`s-Hitler`s mind! 11:09  |  Vittorio 29/09/07
  76.   Ebery square inch of land with a palestinian on is occupied 11:10  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  77.   This is only the beginning 11:10  |  Ben Alofs 29/09/07
  78.   rose and the signal 11:11  |  scallywag 29/09/07
  79.   palestinian brit and fairness 11:15  |  scallywag 29/09/07
  80.   Thank you, God. That is good news! Academic boycott is illegal. 11:22  |  Hal 29/09/07
  81.   Durson #60 11:24  |  Begood 29/09/07
  82.   Brian life never gave you happiness right? 11:24  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  83.   UCU, you needed "extensive legal advice"... 11:24  |  German 29/09/07
  84.   Ben Alofs -- Until you call for Red Cross access 11:24  |  Gina 29/09/07
  85.   lakshmi -- Do you really care for those Gazan children? 11:27  |  Gina 29/09/07
  86.   Livni`s platitudes:limiting academic freedom is wrong& undermines 11:28  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  87.   #77 more bad medicine from dr ben 11:30  |  victor hardman 29/09/07
  88.   Palestinian Brit, you prevent yourself 11:32  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  89.   For Gina and any others who forget Lebanon 2 11:35  |  Natallie Durson 29/09/07
  90.   For lakshimi #73 11:40  |  Esther 29/09/07
  91.   Natallie Durson -- So you do agree 11:56  |  Gina 29/09/07
  92.   the british academics droped their boycot... 12:03  |  scanadu 29/09/07
  93.   #77 Ben Alofs 12:17  |  Boycott 29/09/07
  94.   WHEN ARE THEY INVITING AHMA TO 12:21  |  Robert 29/09/07
  95.   #38 Say CJK 12:22  |  ballistic 29/09/07
  96.   37JES,everything is up for grabs in the israeli situation,because 12:34  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  97.   #77 - Ben 12:34  |  JES 29/09/07
  98.   #93 start by turning off your computer boycott 12:35  |  victor hardman 29/09/07
  99.   #32 Anne Tee: England anti-Jewish? 12:35  |  Jan Jansen 29/09/07
  100.   I will CONTINUE boycotting Israeli academics and institutions 12:38  |  British Academic 29/09/07
  101.   THE BOYCOT WILL CONTINUE IN PRACTICE.... 12:40  |  Brit academic London 29/09/07
  102.   Jan Jansen #99, You got it wrong 12:50  |  Darwish 29/09/07
  103.   Lakshmi, the last palestinians in Israel will be pushed away 12:56  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  104.   For ballistic #95 12:57  |  Esther 29/09/07
  105.   But it`s funny: they only stopped when forced to allow a vote 12:58  |  Me 29/09/07
  106.   I am not concerned by the union decision 12:58  |  academic 29/09/07
  107.   A man may punish his wife by beating her (qu`ran surah 4:34) 13:00  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  108.   A wife is a sex object for her husband (qur`an surah 2:223). 13:02  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  109.   Men are superior to women (qur`an surah 2:228) 13:02  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  110.   A man may marry up to four wives at the same time (q` surah 4:3) 13:04  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  111.   Back in history, acts of the first muslims 13:07  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  112.   Early eyewitness account to muslim deeds 13:16  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  113.   Lakshmi=Yaakov Sullivan 13:20  |  Moroccan Jew 29/09/07
  114.   Muslim scared to think 13:21  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  115.   #97 JES 13:21  |  Ben Alofs 29/09/07
  116.   #3 - Lakshmi has ZERO credibility 13:22  |  Maurice 29/09/07
  117.   Natalie ya old ho and liar 13:23  |  Petra 29/09/07
  118.   Johnny#107-110.... FOCUS on the topic being discussed...calm down 13:24  |  Mark 29/09/07
  119.   #101 - Brit Academic 13:29  |  Maurice 29/09/07
  120.   Ben Alofs, Boycott - Boykot !!! 13:31  |  17 29/09/07
  121.   Ignorant " academic" can`t form a proper sentence 13:32  |  Petra 29/09/07
  122.   #100 your loss "academic" make sure you boycott everything 13:34  |  victor hardman 29/09/07
  123.   `Professor` slays the kings english 13:37  |  Petra 29/09/07
  124.   Johhny AMEN! Pushed, shoved, and AWAY! 13:38  |  Petra 29/09/07
  125.   Mark #118, I am 13:42  |  Johnny 29/09/07
  126.   And we`ll remember 9-11 13:43  |  Petra 29/09/07
  127.   #106 ACADEMIC: So will I. 13:46  |  UK Researcher 29/09/07
  128.   REPEAT: THE TIDE IS TURNING!!! 13:53  |  Stan 29/09/07
  129.   No support for apartheidic Israel 14:05  |  October 29/09/07
  130.   #127 the researcher who cant research spells it out 14:05  |  victor hardman 29/09/07
  131.   #115 - Ben 14:08  |  JES 29/09/07
  132.   #106 - Good for you 14:09  |  JES 29/09/07
  133.   # 127 UK Researchers 14:11  |  17 29/09/07
  134.   You can boycott Gaza but not Israel 14:20  |  Moise 29/09/07
  135.   to ben alofs and all the other british academics 14:23  |  scallywag 29/09/07
  136.   an extra word for ben alofs 14:23  |  scallywag 29/09/07
  137.   British academic and your ilk 14:29  |  Sarah 29/09/07
  138.   British academic boycott 14:35  |  ChanahS 29/09/07
  139.   Other British Academic - then you will be sacked 14:38  |  British academic 29/09/07
  140.   lakshmi "israeli`s existence is illegal" 14:44  |  scentofahmedinejad 29/09/07
  141.   100British Academic,101,Brit Academic,106,academic,Ben Alof,127 14:52  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  142.   Lakshmi 14:56  |  Martha Hoelzermann 29/09/07
  143.   lakshmi &friends double standards 15:03  |  scanadu 29/09/07
  144.   UK Researcher # 127 Just One Question 15:27  |  Jeff Northridge 29/09/07
  145.   Brian - This Decsion Shows Israel Is NOT Alone 15:28  |  Jane 29/09/07
  146.   Uhm Boycott... 15:35  |  Mark T 29/09/07
  147.   #7 Danny 15:35  |  North American 29/09/07
  148.   Lakshmi $73 Gaza school supplies 15:37  |  Dakkar 29/09/07
  149.   Victor 122 15:40  |  Mark T 29/09/07
  150.   #106 +127 silent boycott continues by Brit Academics 15:42  |  Boycotted 29/09/07
  151.   lakshmi 15:45  |  Sarah 29/09/07
  152.   to Ben Alofs#115 15:54  |  Ilya 29/09/07
  153.   Apartheid and its discontents 15:54  |  Tosefta 29/09/07
  154.   Was the legal problem a general boycott instead of targeted one? 15:59  |  Tosefta 29/09/07
  155.   Caved in because of Zionist pressure! 16:00  |  Craig 29/09/07
  156.   #141 - lakshmi bases her claims on George... 16:01  |  Maurice 29/09/07
  157.   Ben Alofs Backing a Loser 16:07  |  FOX 29/09/07
  158.   #142 - Martha re. Lakshmi 16:09  |  Maurice 29/09/07
  159.   Iagree w. all boycotters - Throw away computers right now 16:17  |  Begood 29/09/07
  160.   148Dakkar,israel `allows` only food,medicine & fuel into Gaza, 16:22  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  161.   Ben Alof,do read the gruesome story told by israeli soldiers them 16:25  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  162.   FOX#157 great post Waiting for Alof`s answer 17:03  |  Begood 29/09/07
  163.   educated brits 17:03  |  sloko 29/09/07
  164.   #161, Ben do yourself a favour 17:13  |  Danny - Israeli one 29/09/07
  165.   craig and zionist pressure 17:19  |  scallywag 29/09/07
  166.   Tosefta # 153 # 154 17:19  |  17 29/09/07
  167.   #115, JES don`t bother with Dr alofs 17:25  |  Danny - Israeli one 29/09/07
  168.   #154 - Tosefta 17:37  |  JES 29/09/07
  169.   lakshmi 40% of indians are illiterate 17:40  |  teach 29/09/07
  170.   Debate #30 17:41  |  norman A. Blumberg 29/09/07
  171.   128Stan,yes the tide is turning but not in the direction you want 17:43  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  172.   lakshmi 2000 muslims butchered by india in gujrat 2002 17:43  |  ram ram 29/09/07
  173.   7 Danny,why did they run away? 17:43  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  174.   Boycotted..boycots 17:50  |  Mark T 29/09/07
  175.   Good news. Right decision. 17:52  |  Jason from colorado 29/09/07
  176.   lakshmi you have to justify your post 18:02  |  jane asher 29/09/07
  177.   is it really true that almost 50% of indians are illiterate? 18:05  |  ballistic 29/09/07
  178.   lakshmi "apartheid state of israel" 18:10  |  nelson mandela 29/09/07
  179.   lakshmi skin colour is so important in india 18:13  |  nelson mandela 29/09/07
  180.   lakshmi look at your movies 18:14  |  nelson mandela 29/09/07
  181.   lakshmi your posts are just repeats of attacks on israel 18:17  |  sue turner 29/09/07
  182.   lakshmi when muslim kashmiris spot indian soldiers 18:21  |  general aurora singh 29/09/07
  183.   Ben Alofs Some Questions 18:21  |  Danite 29/09/07
  184.   the quality of the Boycotters 18:24  |  Daniel 29/09/07
  185.   Craig # 155 18:29  |  Chanahs 29/09/07
  186.   Jason job not done 18:39  |  Mark T 29/09/07
  187.   Lakshmi 18:45  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 29/09/07
  188.   Re lakshmi #160 and the school supplies 18:49  |  Esther 29/09/07
  189.   Lakshmi 18:51  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 29/09/07
  190.   I am a British academic and I`m going to my English lesson 18:56  |  Not a brit academic 29/09/07
  191.   lakshmi - one question 18:59  |  scallywag 29/09/07
  192.   #173, the same reason all refugees run away 18:59  |  Danny - Israeli one 29/09/07
  193.   #171, yeah you want to back that up with facts? 19:03  |  Danny - Israeli one 29/09/07
  194.   Just a minor bump in the road. 19:04  |  Labhras 29/09/07
  195.   Informal boycotts are sprouting everywhere 19:07  |  Tim 29/09/07
  196.   #171 - laughable Lakshmi 19:12  |  Maurice 29/09/07
  197.   Nonsensical `Lakshmi` 19:25  |  Stan 29/09/07
  198.   191scallywag, are you a farsi speaker,if not how do you know what 19:44  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  199.   Esther & margie in TA,esther who closed the crossings?Certainly 19:47  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  200.   #123 Petra`s dig at the professor 19:53  |  UK researcher 29/09/07
  201.   Basic distinction (JES #168) 20:00  |  Tosefta 29/09/07
  202.   This Forum Has Nothing To Do With Indian Illiteracy 20:01  |  Eli 29/09/07
  203.   Question to Ben Alofs #77 20:06  |  Tosefta 29/09/07
  204.   # 153 Tosefta 20:09  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  205.   Andreas #5 20:16  |  Mickey 29/09/07
  206.   Frank #6 20:18  |  Mickey 29/09/07
  207.   An excerpt from Dutch’s autobiography (soon to be published by th 20:20  |  Ed 29/09/07
  208.   # 194 JES Re Tosefta 20:43  |  17 29/09/07
  209.   The law is clear: racist academic brits 20:49  |  Alain 29/09/07
  210.   NATALIE #60 U disappoint me 20:51  |  JOJO 29/09/07
  211.   Tosefta runs to ben alofs 20:57  |  Danite 29/09/07
  212.   BRIT ACCADEMIC Manchester.You will? and who will notice? 20:59  |  PETER SM 29/09/07
  213.   # 195 Tim of Toronto 21:04  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  214.   Well Lakshmi 21:08  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 29/09/07
  215.   # 194 Labrhas please suggest Gaza 21:09  |  Lynn 29/09/07
  216.   LAKSHMI #3- 24 hrs later, WHERE IS MY 21:09  |  JOJO 29/09/07
  217.   tosefta sucks up to ben alofs 21:13  |  yaheskel 29/09/07
  218.   the infatuated lakshmi condemns herself 21:19  |  amy winehouse 29/09/07
  219.   Lakshmi # 198 - You Still Did Not Answer The Question 21:20  |  Eli 29/09/07
  220.   UK REARCHER Are you boycotting China? Tibet is not calling for 21:31  |  PETER SM 29/09/07
  221.   A little dangerous gang of UK Jewhaters(&Israelhaters) thwarted. 21:40  |  Alan 29/09/07
  222.   Socalled Brit Academics now have time to organise against Burma 21:56  |  Alan 29/09/07
  223.   British Academics Boycott dropped. 21:57  |  Dagma 29/09/07
  224.   too bad, u did deserve it 22:06  |  Leb 29/09/07
  225.   To Eli from Berkeley 22:08  |  Leb 29/09/07
  226.   Obviously Not An Educated Bunch Teaching In The UK 22:19  |  Yoram 29/09/07
  227.   the true reason 22:20  |  Jo Jo 29/09/07
  228.   Tosefta, sorry to inform you 22:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 29/09/07
  229.   202 Eli,you began very well,and then slid into hopeless 22:49  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  230.   Hello Everyone Movie Time (Israel) 22:51  |  Gil 29/09/07
  231.   Stan & other zionists on this thread,yes people at Columbia 22:56  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  232.   To Ed # 207 Re Dutch`s Autoniography 23:02  |  Dagma 29/09/07
  233.   B.ALOFFS"Only the beginning".You got about 200 signatures 23:03  |  PETER SM 29/09/07
  234.   THE UCU left fought against a rank&file vote all the way on this. 23:09  |  PETER SM 29/09/07
  235.   Labhras& Tim,George Bisharat,who teaches Law at an American 23:09  |  lakshmi 29/09/07
  236.   lakshmi and indian illiteracy 23:13  |  freekashmir 29/09/07
  237.   lakshmi your newspapers are not as advanced as ours 23:17  |  macmahon line 29/09/07
  238.   Lakshmi # 209 - It`s All About Ethnicity 23:25  |  Eli 29/09/07
  239.   lakshmi "boycott israeli goods" 23:27  |  pandit nehru 29/09/07
  240.   Israeli Goods Boycotted 23:28  |  JG 29/09/07
  241.   lakshmi israel now classified as a developed nation 23:31  |  dehra dun 29/09/07
  242.   Tosefta 23:36  |  Frank P. 29/09/07
  243.   Leb #210 - Sometimes, In The Face Of Overwhelming 23:41  |  Eli 29/09/07
  244.   Hello Everyone a Movie just for you (facts about Israel) 23:42  |  Gil 29/09/07
  245.   #227 they cnat live without cell phones and laptops 23:43  |  victor hardman 29/09/07
  246.   #100 British Academic 23:46  |  Sam 29/09/07
  247.   Victor Hello, 00:01  |  Gil 30/09/07
  248.   Victor Hello, (#245) 00:03  |  Gil 30/09/07
  249.   #212, he can collaborate with... 00:23  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/09/07
  250.   #235 Lakshmi--Re the brave IDF heroes 00:27  |  Labhras 30/09/07
  251.   #231 Lakshmi re bollinger. 00:36  |  Labhras 30/09/07
  252.   #241 Israel also classified as the 30th most corrupt.\ 00:39  |  Labhras 30/09/07
  253.   Of course Tossi the syrian supports the boycott 00:41  |  FOX 30/09/07
  254.   #225 Gil, you probably think humous is an Israeli invention, too 00:43  |  megalomanic 30/09/07
  255.   Victor Hardhead 00:47  |  Labhras 30/09/07
  256.   Lakshmi #163 00:49  |  Dakkar 30/09/07
  257.   Tosefta - on targeted boycotts vs creeping boycotts 00:53  |  dana 30/09/07
  258.   #157 Hello Fox, time to read up on Filastin 01:06  |  Ben Alofs 30/09/07
  259.   Tosefta #154 - clarification on creeping boycotts 01:24  |  dana 30/09/07
  260.   dana and "racist occupation" and "neo settler racist group" 01:24  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  261.   dana "israel funded by the israeli governments" 01:31  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  262.   Lakshmi - #235 - recommendation 01:37  |  dana 30/09/07
  263.   dana had it not been for the hard work of the shin beth" 01:38  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  264.   # 157 FOX Re Ben Alofs reading 01:40  |  Ali Baba 30/09/07
  265.   MEGALOMANIC NO but check out what we have done 01:40  |  Gil 30/09/07
  266.   john cornwall seminarian and jesus college 01:44  |  papal bull 30/09/07
  267.   #183 Danite, Israel in the post-zionist era 01:47  |  Ben Alofs 30/09/07
  268.   Dana - --Boykott 01:52  |  17 30/09/07
  269.   A quote from Bill Gates on Israel 02:13  |  Eric 30/09/07
  270.   I`m still carrying on my boycott of Britain 02:14  |  Jon 30/09/07
  271.   dana 2there are academics who prefer not to work with 02:15  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  272.   WHO GETS HURT IF THERE IS A BOYCOTT 02:17  |  TOBIA 30/09/07
  273.   Flushman/Hydra-man #260/1 -you need to work harder 02:18  |  dana 30/09/07
  274.   dana "neeman holds views that are "uncivilised and racist" 02:19  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  275.   SMUGGLE SCHOOL SUPPLIES INSTEAD PF WEAPONS 02:21  |  TOBIA 30/09/07
  276.   dana "marginilising palestinians" 02:25  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  277.   dana "minor perturbations in the scheme of things" 02:28  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  278.   # 3, Lapsh, better get used to the reality... 02:29  |  Misha 30/09/07
  279.   dana to lakshmi 02:33  |  danaofarabia 30/09/07
  280.   Private vs. collective boycotts (Dana #259) 02:37  |  Tosefta 30/09/07
  281.   Flushman/hydra-man #261, 262 - oops, forgot to add 02:38  |  dana 30/09/07
  282.   #183 Danite, a few more remarks 02:45  |  Ben Alofs 30/09/07
  283.   216JOJO &Eli 219,JOJO you sound like a crazy guy/girl! The info. 03:01  |  lakshmi 30/09/07
  284.   #267 Ben Alofs 03:05  |  Daybreak 30/09/07
  285.   #167 Danny - Israeli one 03:06  |  Ben Alofs 30/09/07
  286.   # 183 Danite - Ben Alofs, another specialist 03:06  |  17 30/09/07
  287.   219Eli,(contd.) it simply is not in our Indian tradition.Since 03:09  |  lakshmi 30/09/07
  288.   Boykott - real Fun Topic - I enjoyed it tremendously 03:17  |  17 30/09/07
  289.   262dana,agreed it does seem futile at times,but some of us keep 03:25  |  lakshmi 30/09/07
  290.   America probably asked England to cancel the boycott... 03:39  |  Silvienne 30/09/07
  291.   #203 Hello Tosefta 03:52  |  Ben Alofs 30/09/07
  292.   Tosefta #280 - Regarding Ne`eman 04:54  |  dana 30/09/07
  293.   Ben Alof,an admirable idea the one state of equal citizens(azmi 04:55  |  lakshmi 30/09/07
  294.   likesahimi and Iranian courtesy 05:13  |  SG 30/09/07
  295.   Lakshmi... 05:19  |  Silvienne 30/09/07
  296.   # 290 Silvienne 05:22  |  Lynn 30/09/07
  297.   Tim 195 05:33  |  Mark T 30/09/07
  298.   Ben Alofs 05:50  |  Danite 30/09/07
  299.   17 Hello 05:51  |  Danite 30/09/07
  300.   Labhras corruption 06:08  |  Mark T 30/09/07
  301.   Labhras Isaeli techs 06:11  |  Mark T 30/09/07
  302.   Lakshmi _ Thank You For The Posting And The Evil Of Zionism. 06:27  |  Eli 30/09/07
  303.   Dana Sabra & Shatilla 06:27  |  Mark t 30/09/07
  304.   # 251 Labrsheet, you getting funny... 06:47  |  Misha 30/09/07
  305.   B.ALLOFS.Israeli Arabs do well in Israel. 07:06  |  PETER SM 30/09/07
  306.   JUST KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, BRITISH 07:07  |  indrajaya 30/09/07
  307.   JUST KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, BRITISH 07:07  |  indrajaya 30/09/07
  308.   Dana is trying for a bit of the prize Tossi 07:11  |  shekel meister 30/09/07
  309.   Lakshmi #283 - I Am Not Going To Leave You Any Wiggle Room 07:13  |  Eli 30/09/07
  310.   259Dana there`s a law against that You`re talking about stalking 07:14  |  shekel meister 30/09/07
  311.   Mark T - comment was meant in response to 07:15  |  dana 30/09/07
  312.   259 Dana: left your conscience at home? 07:18  |  shekel meister 30/09/07
  313.   Sabra and Shatilla - 303 07:21  |  Palestinian Brit 30/09/07
  314.   Mark T from Maine.... 07:25  |  Palestinian Brit 30/09/07
  315.   Big brained silvienne enters the fray 07:25  |  shekel meister 30/09/07
  316.   Israel deserves boycott 07:46  |  J. Pershevonevorski, 30/09/07
  317.   It`s time to throw Zionism out the window... 07:53  |  Dutch 30/09/07
  318.   #285, you see this is the problem 08:34  |  Danny - Israeli one 30/09/07
  319.   #296, Lynn... 08:35  |  Silvienne 30/09/07
  320.   #301, Mark T. 08:37  |  Silvienne 30/09/07
  321.   #302, Eli, well now, look at that.... 08:41  |  Silvienne 30/09/07
  322.   dana 292 08:54  |  S 30/09/07
  323.   Tosefta 154 08:55  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 30/09/07
  324.   #255 labarse so ignorant he doesnt know haaretz is israel 09:09  |  victor hardman 30/09/07
  325.   #254 no meglomaniac it was invented in ancient greece! 09:10  |  victor hardman 30/09/07
  326.   Mark T and hypocricy 09:53  |  Truth 30/09/07
  327.   Silvienne and personal boycott 09:55  |  Truths 30/09/07
  328.   ben alofs and filistin 10:59  |  scallywag 30/09/07
  329.   Mark t - comment was meant in response to (2nd try) 11:06  |  dana 30/09/07
  330.   #317 Dutch - I recommend you consider self-defenestration instead 11:16  |  Daybreak 30/09/07
  331.   Silvienne --Intel 12:38  |  Mark T 30/09/07
  332.   Danny 318 12:45  |  Mark T 30/09/07
  333.   Truth--proxies 12:49  |  Mark T 30/09/07
  334.   S #322 - 2nd Try (+addendum) 13:02  |  dana 30/09/07
  335.   #101 Brit Academic, Hooray for you!!!! 14:52  |  Dutch 30/09/07
  336.   dana 334 15:54  |  S 30/09/07
  337.   #318 Danny - Israeli one re Tantura Massacre 15:58  |  Ben Alofs 30/09/07
  338.   Not so, Mark T 16:39  |  Ben Alofs 30/09/07
  339.   Dutch 317 re Fairness and Lawlessnes 18:34  |  Eli 30/09/07
  340.   Ben Read your history 21:02  |  Mark T 30/09/07
  341.   #337 - Ben 22:31  |  JES 30/09/07
  342.   S #336 01:24  |  dana 01/10/07
  343.   #339, Eli from Berkeley... 03:15  |  Silvienne 01/10/07
  344.   Silvienne # 339 - Indeed It Is True. For Obvious Reasons 07:24  |  Eli 01/10/07
  345.   Silvienne #343 - Further To My Previous Post 07:53  |  Eli 01/10/07
  346.   #344, Eli from Berkeley, several points.. 03:55  |  Silvienne 02/10/07
  347.   #345, Eli from Berkeley, a bit more... 04:01  |  Silvienne 02/10/07
  348.   Oxford University 01:34  |  Joe Hill 03/01/08
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