November 15, 2009

Norwegian University gives thumbs down to Boycott Israel

Filed under: Academia, Boycotting Israel, Civic Heroism — Richard Landes @ 4:43 am — Print This Post

For a fine account of this development, see

Trondheim University Unanimously Rejects Boycott of Israel

It’s ironic that, just as a major Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions organizing conference is about to take place at Hampshire College, the BDS movement suffered a major setback. The Board of Governors of the prestigious Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) of Trondheim today unanimously rejected an academic boycott of Israel.

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2 Comments »

  1. It is especially wonderful as it comes from Norway, home of the most stifling PC multi-culti project on Earth and of the odious Jew-basher Jostein Gaardner. It takes a Norwegian twice the amount of civic courage of any other citizen, to go against the PC mindset.

    Comment by Fabio P.Barbieri — November 17, 2009 @ 4:17 am

  2. Fabio, I have heard much a similar description of Sweden.
    Can you confirm that from your experience?

    Comment by Eliyahu — November 19, 2009 @ 2:26 am

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