Leeds University referendum threatens to silence Palestinian activists

Leeds University Union agreed last week, by a vote of 12 to 11, to send a motion to referendum which will label anti-Zionism as anti-Semitism and silence pro-Palestinian groups on campus. The motion, shrouded in the language of combating anti-Semitism, is a reversal of a motion passed two years ago which gave Palestinian activists at Leeds University the rights enjoyed by their counterparts throughout the country. If passed, organizations which have an anti-Zionist platform, such as the Socialist Workers Party and the Palestine Solidarity Group, will be prevented from receiving funding from the union and prevented from holding many of their events.

The Electronic Intifada (EI) is a not-for-profit, independent publication committed to comprehensive public education on the question of Palestine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the economic, political, legal, and human dimensions of Israel's 40-year occupation of Palestinian territories. EI provides a needed supplement to mainstream commercial media representations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Electronic Intifada offers an introduction to the work of EI, the EI team, and information about how to join our e-mail news lists, submit content, contact us, donate to EI's work, and how to syndicate our content on your website.

This is originally posted at http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9986.shtml and Electronic Intifada is responsible for the content.

• Word Count: 102
• |
• Total Views: 25
• |
• permalink