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Portsmouth stands in solidarity with Gaza
In an open letter, University of Portsmouth staff, students and alumni make nine demands calling for a Gaza ceasefire, academic freedom and an end to ‘educide’
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History suggests apartheid ends not through appeals to conscience alone but through sustained economic and political pressure, says HUGH LANNING
WE the undersigned, are University of Portsmouth (UoP) staff members, students and alumni who are deeply concerned about the actions of the Israeli state in Gaza and its increased violence and repression in the West Bank, particularly with regard to the systematic destruction of Gaza’s education system and professions to which we belong.
On this matter, we are aligned with global public opinion and the January 26 2024 ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the world’s highest court. The ICJ cited ample evidence of genocidal intent on the part of Israel, and its actions are openly aimed at eliminating the foundations of civil society in Gaza.
The ruling obligates all states party to the Genocide Convention to immediately implement the ICJ’s measures to prevent a possible genocide in Gaza and the Occupied Territories. Moreover, third-state institutions are compelled to make all efforts to uphold international law by avoiding complicity in acts of genocide.
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