Приведенное ниже письмо я получил на свой колледжный мэйлбокс. Британский профсоюз учителей опять пытается организовать международный бойкот Израиля. Снова густо завоняло гилеровским "не покупайте у евреев". Еще есть возможность устыдить хотя бы часть правления профсоюза до их заседания 27 мая. Даже леволибералы иногда имеют остатки совести и здравого смысла. Мне кажется есть смысл написать по указанным адресам.

Dear Friends,


As some of you will already know, a second British academic union, Natfhe (National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education) is about to consider a motion for the boycott of some or all Israeli universities. Since Natfhe is a more stridently left-wing union than the Association of University Teachers (who last year overturned their notorious vote for a boycott), there is every possibility the motion may be carried, allowing other unions internationally an excuse for deepening Israel's isolation. A number of letter-writing campaigns have now started, and we hope you will distribute this as a request to your subscribers to write as we are doing. The primary individuals to address are:


John Wilkin, PRESIDENT
[email protected]

Dennis Hayes, VICE PRESIDENT
[email protected]


Paul Mackney, GENERAL SECRETARY
[email protected]




Natfhe's conference begins on May 27: our hope is that their executive will see by then that it would be inappropriate and divisive to allow a motion be passed that undermines their claim to act as a properly-run academic union.


Letters should be short, polite, and well argued. The recipients are academics who will not respond well to being bullied or hectored, but who should take on board arguments based on the standards of the academy and the essential racism of the proposed motion.


Yours sincerely,


Sanda Abramovici-Lam
Israel Ambassadors