War dividends: New boycott proposed by Norwegian academics against Israel, targets that country’s colleges and universities.
The group accused Israeli universities and institutions of higher education of playing “a key role in the policy of oppression” and said “historians and archaeologists are important in the development of the Zionist ideology and renouncement of Palestinian history and identity.”
….The letter also blasted Israeli institutions for “systematically” discriminating against Palestinian staff and students, which they said showed Israel had no regard for “the ideals of open universities and academic freedom.”
The group called for the boycott to “cover the educational, research and culture institutions of the state of Israel and their representatives, regardless of religion or nationality” and said they hoped it would continue “until guarantees are issued that the occupation of Palestinian land will be terminated.”
And I suspect this was the catalyst:
The letter also criticized Israel’s 22-day land, air and sea assault of Gaza for inflicting “immense human suffering” that “shocked the world.”
