A historic BDS vote at UC Davis led to backlash from Zionist groups, with accusations of terrorism. The passage of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions measure marked the first divestment from Israel bill in an American university, targeting companies complicit in Israel's occupation. Pro-Palestine activists faced intimidation and smears, highlighting tensions on campus.
"In the West, Israeli universities are considered bastions of pluralism and democracy" but they are "a central pillar of Israel's regime of oppression against Palestinians," says @mayaywind, author of "Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom." https://t.co/B397CFQ2Ce
A heartbreaking must-read from writer Susan Abulhawa who just returned from Gaza. "Love in the time of genocide" via @AJEnglish https://t.co/ioC3pH845c
“During my years in journalism, I have never seen such comprehensive abuse directed against a vulnerable campus minority group as I’ve seen directed at Jewish students and faculty since Hamas’s terror attack on Oct. 7.” https://t.co/nIz3mtR6Hy
"As those who attempted to justify Israel's massacre sneered and left the room begrudgingly, the rest of us embraced one another, our souls filled with hope and love" ✍️ Opinion by Nour Taha https://t.co/1Xtq6K7lMb
"While on campus one evening, a pro-Palestine ally was similarly accosted by an unknown passerby who shouted "baby rapist" in front of hundreds of other students" ✍️ Opinion by Nour Taha https://t.co/KrE89V1dp8
"Israel's apologists in our community waged a campaign of intimidation and smears to demonise and scare Palestinians and pro-Palestine activists as punishment for endorsing BDS" ✍️ Opinion by Nour Taha https://t.co/xRPY46XLMs
"It was the first divestment from Israel bill passed by a student government in an American university. It institutionalised a boycott of over 30 companies that are directly complicit in Israel's occupation and genocide" ✍️ Opinion by Nour Taha https://t.co/9VoNliE45Z
"The world watched our student community at University of California, Davis celebrate the passage of a historic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) measure in support of Palestinian human rights" ✍️ Opinion by Nour Taha https://t.co/8anvWMQYOv
"Zionist groups waged a smear campaign in retaliation for our hard-won BDS victory. "But their attacks only prove that we are making a difference in achieving a liberated Palestine" ✍️ Opinion by Nour Taha https://t.co/oe0Alofkih
"We won a historic BDS vote at UC Davis, and were demonised and called terrorists" ✍️Opinion by Nour Taha https://t.co/sUfUBBhg5d