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2024-05-16 Fifth Column
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In first for US, California public university agrees to academic boycott of Israel
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[IsraelTimes] Head of Sonoma State University says he’s on leave less than a day after announcing deal, which includes formation of SJP ‘advisory council’ to ensure school complies with terms
The president of a public university in Northern Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, announced Wednesday that was he on leave, less than a day after endorsing an academic boycott of Israel as part of an agreement with pro-Paleostinian demonstrators to remove their tent encampment that was fiercely denounced by Jewish groups and politicians.
In addition to an academic boycott, Sonoma State University’s Mike Lee agreed Tuesday to the establishment of an "advisory council" of Students for Justice in Paleostine — whose national umbrella organization praised the Hamas
 ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
-led October 7 terror onslaught that started the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
— to ensure compliance with the deal, which also includes a section on "disclosure and divestment."
The deal, which followed a number of other agreements that universities have announced in an effort to end the protest encampments that have been roiling campuses in the US, appeared to make the school the first American university to agree to an academic boycott of Israel.
"My goal when meeting with students at the encampment was to explore opportunities to make meaningful change, identify common ground and create a safe and inclusive campus for all. I now realize that many of the statements I made in my campuswide message did just the opposite," Lee wrote in a school-wide email.
"In my attempt to find agreement with one group of students, I marginalized other members of our student population and community. I realize the harm that this has caused, and I take full ownership of it. I deeply regret the unintended consequences of my actions," he added.
He also stressed in the email that "the points outlined in the message were mine alone" and said he did not consult with the chancellor of the California State University system.
"As I step away on a leave, I will reflect on the harm this has caused and will be working with the chancellor’s office to determine next steps," he said.
According to a copy of the agreement that Lee sent out less than 24 hours earlier, Sonoma State University was reviewing investments in its endowment, after which school administrators and the SJP advisory council "will meet with proper officials to determine a course of action leading to divestment strategies that include seeking ethical alternatives."
"SSU will post and disseminate a disclosure statement related to funding amounts, the use of funding, and conditions attached to funds," the message states.
The following section, titled "academic boycott," notes the school does not have any exchange agreements with Israeli universities and vows that any potential partnerships will be considered "on an annual basis, in conversation with the advisory council of SJP."
"SSU will not pursue or engage in any study abroad programs, faculty exchanges, or other formal collaborations that are sponsored by, or represent, the Israeli state academic and research institutions," the letter says.
"SSU also commits to immediately updating any SSU pamphlets and SSU-hosted websites that may still be circulating or searchable and to remove hosting or linking to any pamphlets, flyers, or brochures advertising the study abroad program where students are encouraged to study abroad in Israel. SSU will make it clear to any students that any such programs are terminated until further notice and not simply suspended," it continues. "SSU remains committed to upholding principles of academic freedom and open scholarly exchange. As such, SSU welcomes opportunities to engage Paleostinian scholars."
The letter says that the SJP advisory committee will be formed "as a mechanism to ensure SSU administration accountability for all agreements," with "the main goal" of working with the school "to review progress on the initiatives listed below."
"The advisory council of SJP will be established through a collaboration between SJP and Sonoma State and will be composed of members from the encampment, faculty, staff, administrators, Paleostinian alumni, and other interested students, as determined by Students for Justice in Paleostine," the message says, adding it "will meet regularly beginning Fall 2024."
The deal announced by Lee was condemned by local Jewish organizations, with the Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area charging it violated California State University system’s policies against discrimination and a state anti-BDS law, "in addition to elevating anti-Israel groups that advocate for the elimination of the Jewish state."
"The civil rights of Jewish students and faculty are not a bargaining chip that should be used to quell campus unrest," the group said in a statement.
State Senator Scott Wiener accused Lee of aligning Sonoma State University "with BDS, a movement whose goal is the destruction of Israel, home to 7 million Jews."
Weiner is an absolute piece of sh*t, but he's not wrong on this
"Several other UC [University of California] and CSU [California State University] campuses are doing this more subtly," Wiener wrote on the social media platform X, referring to two of the state’s two public university systems. "Sonoma State simply said the quiet part out loud."
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