tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post6877166027624052594..comments2023-11-05T22:12:50.570+11:00Comments on Daphne Anson: "Empty Symbolism & Immature Spite": Sydney Student Lynch Mob Votes To Boycott TechnionDaphne Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-69442861101818832732013-04-16T21:20:00.346+10:002013-04-16T21:20:00.346+10:00From J-Wire:
AUJS National Political Affairs Direc...From J-Wire:<br />AUJS National Political Affairs Director Dean Sherr questioned the motives of BDS campaigners: “Collaborative research between Australian and Israeli universities in the fields of science and medicine is of benefit to both countries and to the global community. This call for a boycott is immoral. The anti-Israel boycott campaign has rightly been ridiculed and rejected by mainstream Australians. Targeting chocolate shops, cancer researchers and pro-peace, pro-dialogue Israeli academics is as absurd as it is offensive to those genuinely affected by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.”<br /><br />Sherr dismissed as “irresponsible nonsense” claims by the SRC that Technion academics are “implicated in war crimes,” saying, “Given that the combined research done by the Technion with the University of Sydney is not for military purposes, a boycott policy would be irresponsible. We would question the motivation behind it.”<br /><br />According to Goldberg; “For decades Israel has been compelled by its hostile neighbours to fight for its very existence. No country faced with malevolent forces determined to wipe out its people would fail to use all of its capacities to defend itself. There is much scientific and technical research that can be used for military purposes, but if you are going to boycott universities who do such research, you would have to boycott most of the leading universities in the world, including Australia.”<br /><br />“The SRC has let down the students it should be representing by indulging in empty posturing on foreign policy issues which they do not understand and have grossly oversimplified and by neglecting bread and butter issues that affect the day to day lives of students.”<br />http://www.jwire.com.au/news/aujs-at-odds-with-sydney-uni-students/33876Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-47380811018899217272013-04-16T20:55:34.744+10:002013-04-16T20:55:34.744+10:00LOL - great phrase!LOL - great phrase!Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-41252591762133681302013-04-16T20:55:12.485+10:002013-04-16T20:55:12.485+10:00That's when their hypocrisy will kick in!That's when their hypocrisy will kick in!Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-58751318068891208182013-04-16T19:59:41.035+10:002013-04-16T19:59:41.035+10:00Will Technion even notice?
Israel Institute of Tec...Will Technion even notice?<br />Israel Institute of Technology was today ranked 6th in the world by a survey conducted by MIT. The study evaluated entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education institutions worldwide.<br />http://pard.technion.ac.il/technion-ranked-1st-worldwide-for-innovation-in-challenging-environment/<br /><br />There were 3 Ozzies on the panel of experts, none from Sydney Uni, no Australian University was ranked.<br /><br />Can Gillard get all the "efficiency dividend" by closing U of Sydney Arts dept? It's a win win solution!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024690260923786342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-64737478742200085922013-04-16T03:24:50.846+10:002013-04-16T03:24:50.846+10:00"We used to have fire, but the inventor was a..."We used to have fire, but the inventor was a Jew"<br /><br />- the useful idiotsEmpress Trudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073538968722986065noreply@blogger.com