NYU grad union votes for Israel boycott

[marmar]

New York University’s graduate students union voted to approve a “Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions” resolution regarding the state of Israel, the Graduate Student Organizing Committee announced Friday morning.

The resolution passed with 66.5 percent in favor, with “over 600 members” voting, GSOC said.

It called for the NYU union and the United Auto Workers, GSOC’s parent, to divest from Israeli companies and stop doing business with them, and also for NYU “to close its program in Tel Aviv University, which continues to violate the NYU Non-Discrimination policy.”

It also included a personal pledge not to work with Israeli academic institutions. .................(more)

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2016/04/8597408/nyu-grad-union-votes-israel-boycott

[King_David]

1. This will be Interesting... Self destruction...

[marmar]

2. "Self destruction..."

Netanyahu's right-wing government?

[King_David]

3. Wait and see what happens with this Union...