The American Anthropological Association sanctions Israel.
According to Al Jazeera, the American Anthropological Association boycotted the educational institutions of the Zionist regime and severed its relations with the universities of this regime. The reason for this decision is the role of the institutions and universities of the Zionist regime in discriminating against Palestinians, and it is considered a big step in support of the “Boycott, Divestment and Punishment of Israel” (BDS) movement.
Ramona Piers, president of the American Anthropological Association, said in relation to this resolution: This decision was a collective decision, and now, our duty is to work together to strengthen scientific knowledge, find solutions to human and social problems, and Let’s take action to protect human rights.
This voting, which was conducted electronically between June 15 and July 14, ended with a decisive vote to boycott the Zionist regime. According to the announced statistics, 71% of the participants in this voting voted in favor of sanctioning the Zionist regime and 29% of them voted against. The American Anthropological Association was established in 1902 and only members of this association who are experts in cultural, biological, linguistic, medical and practical anthropology have the right to participate in this vote.
On the other hand, the boycott of Israel movement announced: This vote was carried out following the bold, continuous and planned role of Israeli educational institutions in Israel’s system of occupation, colonization through settlements and apartheid.
This movement added: With this historic action, the American Anthropological Association, whose members reach more than 12,000 academics, became the largest American association that has approved the boycott of Israeli universities; Universities that play a central role in the development of weapons and military systems used to kill, injure and intimidate Palestinians and are involved in all aspects of the Israeli system that oppresses the Palestinian people.
This pro-Palestinian movement appreciated the boycott initiative of the Anthropology Association (AnthroBoycott) and its members; This movement considered the initiative of the American Anthropological Association as a measure to guarantee the association’s commitment to the declared principles, at the top of which are social justice, equality and the fight against racism, and evaluated it as an important step in the direction of the freedom of anthropology and academic and research affairs from the domination of colonialism. .
