2. Vote on the Motion concerning collaborations with Israeli academic institutions
The membership is called to vote on a Motion concerning collaborations with Israeli academic institutions.
At the EASA2024 conference, a group of members presented a Motion concerning collaborations with Israeli academic institutions in light of the ongoing systematic human rights violations in Palestine, Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity and plausible genocide committed in the Gaza strip, calling on EASA to resolve:
- not to collaborate with Israeli academic institutions until Israel complies with International Law and International Humanitarian Law and ends the occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory;
- to work in consultation with the Working Group on Human Rights and Academic Freedom to give effect to the spirit and intent of this motion, in a manner consistent with EASA’s bylaws as well as the relevant national laws of its members;
- to encourage EASA members not to enter into institutional arrangements, e.g. through common research projects and grants, with Israeli academic institutions.
The membership is called to vote on this Motion by electronic vote. The vote will be open to all registered EASA members between 1-30 November 2024. Ballots will be sent by email in the last week of October. Please make sure your email address in the EASA directory is updated and working correctly, and check your spam folder before the 1st of November to ensure the ballot is not marked as such.
To promote informed debate on the Motion, the Working Group on Human Rights and Academic Freedom has organised a webinar that will be held on the 28th of October, where Palestinian anthropologists Amahl Bishara and Sarah Ihmoud will engage in conversation with Israeli anthropologist Maya Wind and discuss the role of Israeli academic institutions in the current situation. Read more about this webinar in the newsletter item on upcoming webinars.
EASA members are invited to express their opinions and post information relevant to the topic of the vote on the forum page that we have added to our website for the purpose of supporting debate among members.
