Difference between revisions of "International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom"
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===IAB Executive Committee=== | ===IAB Executive Committee=== | ||
| − | *Chair: Prof. Yosi Yeshurun, Pro Rector, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Chair: Prof. [[Yosi Yeshurun]], Pro Rector, Bar-Ilan University |
| − | *Prof. Eitan Gilboa, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Prof. [[Eitan Gilboa]], Bar-Ilan University |
| − | *Prof. Menachem Kellner, The University of Haifa | + | *Prof. [[Menachem Kellner]], The University of Haifa |
| − | *Dr. Jonathan Rynhold, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Dr. [[Jonathan Rynhold]], Bar-Ilan University |
| − | *Prof. Wendy Sandler, The University of Haifa | + | *Prof. [[Wendy Sandler]], The University of Haifa |
| − | *Prof. Joshua Schwartz, Academic Coordinator, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Prof. [[Joshua Schwartz]], Academic Coordinator, Bar-Ilan University |
| − | *Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Bar-Ilan University | + | *Prof. [[Gerald Steinberg]], Bar-Ilan University |
===Executive Director=== | ===Executive Director=== | ||
| − | *Ofir Frankel | + | *[[Ofir Frankel]] |
===Corresponding Academic Secretaries=== | ===Corresponding Academic Secretaries=== | ||
| − | *Dr. Ed Beck, President, SPME | + | *Dr. [[Ed Beck]], President, SPME |
| − | *Mr. Ronnie Fraser, Chair, AFI | + | *Mr. [[Ronnie Fraser]], Chair, AFI |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Academic Freedom]][[Category:Israel Lobby]] | [[Category:Academic Freedom]][[Category:Israel Lobby]] | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 4 August 2010
The International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom (IAB) was set up at Israel's Bar-Ilan University in response to a 2005 academic boycott vote by the UK-based Association of University Teachers (the AUT later merged into the University and College Union) which named Bar-Ilan as a supporter of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. The AUT boycott was not compulsory and was passed to express solidarity with Palestinian academics who suffer from the effects of Israel's occupation. The IAB marketed itself as an international organization but focused its efforts on boycott calls targeting Israel, arguing that academic institutions should be exempt from boycotts.[1] Shortly after the AUT rescinded its decision to boycott Bar-Ilan University after a widespread anti-boycott pressure campaign by IAB and several other organizations, the IAB ceased its official operations, with all further anti-boycott activities being initiated on a member by member basis. Bar Ilan University President Moshe Kave has recently called for the firing of any faculty member that supports international boycott campaigns on Israeli academic institutions.[2]
Contents
History
The IAB was launched in 2005 by chair Yosef Yeshurun, a professor at Bar-Ilan University, after a AUT vote to boycott Bar-Ilan for it's direct involvement with Israel's occupation of Palestine. Since 1982 the College of Judea and Samara (now known as Ariel University Center of Samaria) operated as a regional branch of Bar-Ilan University from within illegal settlements built on the Palestinian West Bank. Yeshurun rejected the claim that Bar-Ilan was linked to the College (it is still not officially accredited as University in Israel despite its name change) because by the time the boycott call was issued the college was attempting to gain university accreditation which would make it independent from Bar-Ilan.[3]
Website
http://www.biu.ac.il/academic_freedom/4.htm
Affiliates
IAB Executive Committee
- Chair: Prof. Yosi Yeshurun, Pro Rector, Bar-Ilan University
- Prof. Eitan Gilboa, Bar-Ilan University
- Prof. Menachem Kellner, The University of Haifa
- Dr. Jonathan Rynhold, Bar-Ilan University
- Prof. Wendy Sandler, The University of Haifa
- Prof. Joshua Schwartz, Academic Coordinator, Bar-Ilan University
- Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Bar-Ilan University
Executive Director
Corresponding Academic Secretaries
- Dr. Ed Beck, President, SPME
- Mr. Ronnie Fraser, Chair, AFI
Notes
- ↑ International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom, Mission Statement, Accessed on 4 August 2010
- ↑ Matthew Kalman,"Head of Israeli University Demands Ouster of Professors Who Support Boycott", 'The Chronicle of Higher Education,' 23 July 2010
- ↑ BBC Education Article (no author), "UK welcomes Israel boycott review", 'BBC,' 18 May 2005
