[Jewish] Fwd: U Mass

[Holly Snyder]

FYI -- students can sign the petition against divestment.

                                                Holly


>PLEASE JOIN FACULTY OF THE FIVE COLLEGES AS WE SPEAK OUT AGAINST DIVESTMENT
>
>An attempt to pressure the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to divest
>from Israel was launched this past Wednesday.
>
>This is a dangerous movement that makes irresponsible allegations, places the
>blame for the current conflict and the plight of the Palestinians solely on
>Israel, and seeks to punish and delegitimize the State of Israel.
>
>Those who hurl accusations at Israel must be answered.
>
>Our students need to know that there are faculty who care deeply about
>Israel, and can serve as much-needed role models. I am hoping that this will
>energize and strenghten those who have long felt that defending Israel
>against outrageous, humiliating calumnies is a lost cause.
>
>Moreover, because UMass is a public institution, the divestment issue is not
>limited to the campus alone.  It is an issue for the citizens of the entire
>Commonwealth, and anyone who cares about higher education.
>
>Please join in signing the petition against divestment from Israel, and
>please circulate this letter as you see fit.
>
>The anti-divestment petition can be found at
>
>www.umassdontdivest.org            http://www.jcrcboston.org/umass.html
>
>Names of signatories will be recorded and placed on the site periodically.
>
>
>Jay Berkovitz
>Professor of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies
>University of Massachusetts
>Amherst, MA  01003
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