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Challenging the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement
focuses on the efforts to oppose antisemitism, the academic
boycott, and the BDS movement. The State of Israel has faced many
threats, most of them military, since it was established in 1948,
but the threat posed by the NGO forum at the United Nations World
Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in August 2001
was different. The forum unleashed the "new" antisemitism which
targeted the State of Israel, as well as a non-violent, civil
society-based campaign based on the South African anti-apartheid
campaign of the 1980s - which was to form the basis of the
international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement
directed at the State of Israel. Featuring case studies from the
United States, Great Britain, Israel, and South Africa, each
chapter of this wide-ranging volume discusses examples of
opposition to the divisive BDS campaign and the proposed academic
boycott of Israel over the last two decades, including the fight
for formal recognition of the "new" antisemitism by governments and
international bodies and the use of a variety of legal measures.
The rise of antisemitism within academia and wider society is also
examined. This book will be vital reading for students, scholars,
and activists with an interest in social movements, Israel, and
Middle East politics and history.
Challenging the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement
focuses on the efforts to oppose antisemitism, the academic
boycott, and the BDS movement. The State of Israel has faced many
threats, most of them military, since it was established in 1948,
but the threat posed by the NGO forum at the United Nations World
Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in August 2001
was different. The forum unleashed the "new" antisemitism which
targeted the State of Israel, as well as a non-violent, civil
society-based campaign based on the South African anti-apartheid
campaign of the 1980s - which was to form the basis of the
international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement
directed at the State of Israel. Featuring case studies from the
United States, Great Britain, Israel, and South Africa, each
chapter of this wide-ranging volume discusses examples of
opposition to the divisive BDS campaign and the proposed academic
boycott of Israel over the last two decades, including the fight
for formal recognition of the "new" antisemitism by governments and
international bodies and the use of a variety of legal measures.
The rise of antisemitism within academia and wider society is also
examined. This book will be vital reading for students, scholars,
and activists with an interest in social movements, Israel, and
Middle East politics and history.
Many scholars have endured the struggle against rising anti-Israel
sentiments on college and university campuses worldwide. This
volume of personal essays documents and analyzes the deleterious
impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on
the most cherished Western institutions. These essays illustrate
how anti-Israelism corrodes the academy and its treasured ideals of
free speech, civility, respectful discourse, and open research.
Nearly every chapter attests to the blurred distinction between
anti-Israelism and antisemitism, as well as to hostile learning
climates where many Jewish students, staff, and faculty feel
increasingly unwelcome and unsafe. Anti-Zionism on Campus provides
a testament to the specific ways anti-Israelism manifests on
campuses and considers how this chilling and disturbing trend can
be combatted.
Environmental Pollution and Public Health: Case Studies on Air,
Water and Soil from an Interdisciplinary Perspective provides
detailed case studies showing real-world applications of the latest
technologies surrounding pollution in air, water and soil. Sections
cover the environment and its nexus with public health,
highlighting how the health of our environment can invariably
influence our public health. Following this, atmospheric pollution
is addressed, identifying various air pollutants, methods for
identification, impacts on the environment and health, and
mitigating technologies. Final sections are dedicated to liquid
waste management, focusing on wastewater and treatment options
including emerging technologies that are compared to existing
options. The book finishes with case studies and information on
regulatory frameworks for environmental pollution for those wanting
to implement the remediation techniques covered. This is a
necessary read for postgraduates, academics, professionals and
researchers in environmental science, soil science, environmental
health, and waste management who need the latest sustainable
remediation practices and case studies and the efficacy of the
associated techniques.
This book explores the British Labour Party and the trade unions
and how their relationship with the Jews of Palestine and Israel
has evolved over the past one hundred years. It also reflects the
changing attitudes of the Labour Party and the unions towards the
persecution of the Jews, a Jewish homeland in Palestine, Israel and
antisemitism. An in-depth examination of critical events in
European and Middle East history reveals the links between British
unions and their Israeli union counterpart, the Histadrut (General
Federation of Labour), and sets out the circumstances in which the
unions went from backing the Labour Party's 1917 war aims
declaration, which called for the establishment of a Jewish
homeland in Palestine, through to the present day, which sees the
unions promoting campaigns for boycotts and sanctions against the
State of Israel.
Many scholars have endured the struggle against rising anti-Israel
sentiments on college and university campuses worldwide. This
volume of personal essays documents and analyzes the deleterious
impact of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on
the most cherished Western institutions. These essays illustrate
how anti-Israelism corrodes the academy and its treasured ideals of
free speech, civility, respectful discourse, and open research.
Nearly every chapter attests to the blurred distinction between
anti-Israelism and antisemitism, as well as to hostile learning
climates where many Jewish students, staff, and faculty feel
increasingly unwelcome and unsafe. Anti-Zionism on Campus provides
a testament to the specific ways anti-Israelism manifests on
campuses and considers how this chilling and disturbing trend can
be combatted.
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