Academic
Boycott
Article 26 of the
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights states that “Everyone has the
right to Education”.
Education is the one
means by which Palestinians can
escape the poverty that Israeli
Occupation has enforced upon them.
While Israelis have access to
educational institutes all over the
world, Palestinians are being denied
the same rights and freedoms, even
within their own territories.
Schools and universities routinely
face military bombardment.
A call to boycott
Israeli Academic institutions is
being made world-wide to put
pressure on Israel to abide by its
international obligations and
discontinue its campaign of closures
and curfews, etc., which make
educational continuity impossible
for many Palestinians.
Compared to the
almost total shutdown of Palestinian
education as a result of Israeli
policies, the effects of this
campaign on Israeli academic freedom
are trivial. However, the campaign
can effectively address the major
issues of a generation of young
Palestinians who are being denied
their right to education.
More information
on academic boycott can be found at
The Palestinian Campaign for the
Academic and Cultural Boycott of
Israel
Cultural Boycott
The sixty-year campaign of
destruction of Palestinian culture
and education constitutes a
deliberate programme to wipe out
Palestinian heritage. Whilst at the
same time Israel tries to use
cultural programmes to strengthen
its own position.
The cultural boycott aims to
highlight Israel’s violations of
international law to an audience
which may not be aware of the
atrocities committed by Israel. The
cultural boycott exposes Israel’s
violations on an international
platform, preventing Israel’s
efforts to falsely present itself as
a normal state.
Many musicians and artists have
joined the cultural boycott by
cancelling tours and refusing to
play in Israel.
Action:
If you know of any artists or
academics who are planning on
visiting Israel or are being hosted
in the UK for an event please inform
FOA at
info@aqsa.org and we can arrange
an appropriate action alert.
