At its Annual Congress on Thursday 4th April 2013, the Teachers’
Union of Ireland (TUI) became the first academic union in Europe to
endorse the Palestinian call for an academic boycott of Israel.
The motion, which refers to Israel as an “apartheid state”, calls for
“all members to cease all cultural and academic collaboration with
Israel, including the exchange of scientists, students and academic
personalities, as well as all cooperation in research programmes” was
passed by a unanimous vote during today’s morning session.
The motion further calls on the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to
“step up its campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)
against the apartheid state of Israel until it lifts its illegal siege
of Gaza and its illegal occupation of the West Bank, and agrees to abide
by International law and all UN Resolutions against it”, and on the TUI
to conduct an awareness campaign amongst members on the need for BDS.
The motion was a composite motion proposed by the TUI Executive
Committee and TUI Dublin Colleges Branch.
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