"A Commitment by UK scholars to the rights of Palestinians

As scholars associated with British universities, we are deeply disturbed by Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land, the intolerable human rights violations that it inflicts on all sections of the Palestinian people, and its apparent determination to resist any feasible settlement.

Responding to the appeal from Palestinian civil society, we therefore declare that we will not:

accept invitations to visit Israeli academic institutions;
act as referees in any of their processes;
participate in conferences funded, organised or sponsored by them, or otherwise cooperate with them.
We will, however, continue to work with our Israeli colleagues in their individual capacities.

We will maintain this position until the State of Israel complies with international law, and respects universal principles of human rights."

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‏² Gun_violence_in_the_United_States_by_state [Wikipedia]
‏³ List_of_United_States_cities_by_crime_rate_(2014) [Wikipedia]
‏⁴ Shrinking_cities_in_the_United_States [Wikipedia]