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30 Pages of Famous Jewish Support for Divestment at Berkeley
Jewish Voice for Peace has compiled letters from prominent Jewish and Israeli intellectuals and activists, supporting UC Berkeley’s divestment initiative and encouraging the student government to override President Will Smelko’s unprincipled veto tonight. Student activists supporting the bill have been wearing shirts with their simple slogan: Divest. Make history. Since it is relevant and an [...]
Noam Chomsky endorses Berkeley divestment
Noam Chomsky writes student senators at UC Berkeley, urging them to continue their support for Berkeley’s divestment bill, which had been vetoed by the student body president.
ICAHD Director Jeff Halper letter endorses Berkeley divestment
Jeff Halper, the director of Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions, writes the ASUC Senate at UC Berkeley supporting their effort to divest from the occupation.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu to UC Berkeley: Divesting is the Right Thing To Do
Desmond Tutu writes a letter to UC Berkeley’s student government, endorsing and encouraging their decision to divest from the Israeli occupation.
Singling out Israel is the right thing to do
Two weeks ago, UC Berkeley’s student senate made a historic 16-4 decision to divest from General Electric and United Technologies, two American companies that profit from the Israeli occupation. A week later, the student body president vetoed the bill, citing its “focus on a specific country,” Israel. His veto echoed identical claims by Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, that “in a world filled with human rights abuses across Africa, Asia and the Americas, the UC Berkeley students vote to single out Israel for censure is hypocritical.”
Basta: After veto of Berkeley divestment, the movement grows
The following is a communique from Berkeley SJP regarding ASUC President Will Smelko’s decision to veto last week’s successful divestment bill.
UC Berkeley SJP’s Urgent Plea
Thank you so much to all of the people who joined us on Wednesday night to support the ASUC bill urging divestment from companies that directly fund Israel’s illegal occupation and war crimes (General Electric and United Technologies) , and to all who sent letters in support of the bill to senators these last couple of weeks. We could not have accomplished the 16-4 win without the massive support we received from the UC community and beyond.
UC Berkeley student senate passes divestment resolution
For the first time in the University of California history, the UC Berkeley Student Senate has approved a bill to divest from two US companies in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and to Israel’s siege and bombardment of the Gaza Strip. The Senate bill directs both the UC Regents and the Student Government to divest from General Electric and United Technologies. General Electric manufactures Apache helicopter engines; United Technologies manufactures Sikorsky helicopters and F-16 aircraft engines. In addition, the bill creates a task force to look into furthering a socially responsible investment policy for the UC system.
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