Catch-22, what? (1) Protests against Israel won't work because of massive US material support for Israel. (2) US material support for Israel won't be cut because their are no massive protests against Israel. Round and round we travel the mobius strip, getting nowhere.
>As with petition-signing, it's
>more about making the supporter feel good about himself than actually
>accomplishing anything.
Well, this seems one exception to that rule:
>From: Bryan Atinsky <bryan at alt-info.org>
>Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] FT on Israel boycott
>Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:41:55 +0200
>
>This seems to indicate that it is having an effect.
>
>*Israel urged to lift ban on Palestinian students *
>
>*Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem*
>*Wednesday May 30, 2007*
>
>Four Israeli university presidents and several high-profile authors
>today called on the Israeli government to lift its restrictions on
>Palestinian students.
>
>The call, in a letter to the defence minister, appears to have been
>timed to coincide with the vote among British academics over a proposed
>boycott on Israeli universities. ...
Carl
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