South African Legal Scholar John Dugard Supports the Call to End Ties With Ariel University(6/4/2019)-During the apartheid era in South Africa the international community, universities and scholars refused to recognize or have contact with universities that were established in South Africa’s Bantustans on the ground that they were creatures of apartheid. Ariel University must be treated in the same way for similar but more compelling reasons. First, it is […]
Prof. Noam Chomsky Supports Ariel University Non-Recognition Campaign(5/6/2019)-World-renowned linguist Noam Chomsky commented on the international campaign in support of the call from authoritative Palestinian bodies for non-recognition of and no ties with Ariel University, saying: It’s an excellent and very timely project. Ariel University is based in an illegal Israeli settlement on occupied Palestinian land. See more on the campaign.
Media Outlets Correct Reporting on Ariel University(5/2/2019)-Multiple media outlets have corrected articles that included false claims of Ariel University being located in Israel. Ariel University is instead located in an illegal Israeli settlement built on occupied Palestinian land in violation of international law.
Leeds University Lecturers’ Union (UCU) Affirms Non-Cooperation With Illegal Israeli Settlement-Based Ariel University(5/2/2019)-At its General Meeting on May 2, 2019, Leeds UCU (the lecturers’ union) affirmed that any relations between Leeds University and Ariel University would be illegal, passing the following resolution, with 34 in favour, 1 against, and 7 abstentions. The motion follows a similar motion approved by Exeter UCU. “Leeds UCU notes that Israeli settlements […]
