Friday, May 27, 2005

Brit boycott lifted

Some good news today!...From Ynetnews News
By Diana Bahur-Nir and Wire Services

The British Association of University Teachers (AUT) has decided Thursday to lift the academic boycott imposed on Bar-Ilan and Haifa Universities about a month ago.

In a meeting called in the wake of an international campaign orchestrated by the Israeli universities and the Foreign Ministry, lecturer representatives were asked to vote on whether to continue the boycott. A group representative announced the decision to end the ban was taken by a "very large majority.

The decision to boycott the two universities was lauded by Palestinian Authority figures, who expressed their hope to see more international groups to exert pressure on Israel. Meanwhile, senior Jewish figures in London slammed the decision as irresponsible and dangerous.

Israel’s Ambassador to London Tzvi Hefetz told Ynet in response to the decision “We are very pleased with the result...“Ironically, the fact that the boycott was imposed and lifted within a month and stirred public outcry has strengthened our position” he said.

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