ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE RESOLUTION AT THE JAN. 9, 2016 AHA BUSINESS MEETING
To read the arguments against the resolution at the January 9th, 2016 AHA Business Meeting, click here
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A Flawed Resolution: Errors, Misrepresentations, and Omissions in the Resolution Before the AHA
To read the Alliance for Academic Freedom’s response to the AHA Boycott, click here
Im Tirtzu’s Pernicious Video Equates Human Rights With Treason
In its ongoing efforts to demonize Israeli human-rights NGOs, the right-wing organization Im Tirtzu has released a new propaganda video that is terrifying – both intentionally and unintentionally. The video is intentionally terrifying in that it appeals to Israelis’ most immediate, visceral fears these days: being stabbed by a Palestinian in the street. Unlike the […]
American anthropologists wrong to boycott Israeli academia
What is being described as an overwhelming vote for the boycott of Israel in the American Anthropological Association (AAA) mischaracterizes the scope of support for boycotts in the field and downplays the serious anthropology-based alternative presented at the conference to promote justice for Palestinians and Israelis, as well as academic freedom for Palestinian academics. The […]
Scholars Support the Iran Nuclear Agreement
September 3, 2015 TO: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Members of the U.S. Senate FROM: Partners for Progressive Israel Scholars for Israel and Palestine Scholars Support the Iran Nuclear Agreement As scholars and professors, we call upon Congress to approve the nuclear agreement with Iran. We join the 46 retired Israeli generals […]
Bylaws of the Alliance for Academic Freedom
ARTICLE 1. Name and object of the organization. Section 1. The full name of this organization shall be “The Alliance for Academic Freedom.” The short name of this organization shall be “AAF.” Section 2. The AAF is a voluntary association of North American scholars and academics (including graduate students) facilitated by Ameinu. The object of […]
Palestinian Professor Calls For Deradicalization — Both Friends of Israel and Palestinians
To Be Pro-Peace, Pro-Moderation, And Pro-Reconciliation Means To Be Pro-Israel And Pro-Palestine I do not agree with BDS for its targeting all Jews, all Israelis and the idea of an independent Israel; we need to revive the peace camp among Israelis. Similarly, I do not agree with those who provide blind, unconditional support to either […]
The Third Narrative engages with people on the left who suspect that it is wrong to lay all blame for the Arab-Israeli conflict at the feet of Israeli Jews but feel that too many Israel supporters reflexively support –or passively accept—the Israeli occupation. When it comes to this conflict, the truth is rarely black or white; it resides in a gray area where advocates on either side typically don’t like to venture.. 