Saturday, February 28, 2015

"Anti-Israel divestment push gains traction at US colleges"

"Anti-Israel divestment push gains traction at US colleges"
Associated Press

Feb. 28, 2015
 
At: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article11435600.html
And at: http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Anti-Israel-divestment-push-gains-traction-at-US-6107437.php#/0
And at: http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/294506441.html
And at: http://www.edgeboston.com/news/news/172771/anti-israel_divestment_push_gains_traction_at_us_colleges_


"...Nowhere is the impact more evident than the University of California system. Student governments at five of the 10 UC campuses have voted for divestment. Two more, Santa Cruz and Davis, did the same, but the votes were thrown out over procedural issues. Since December, divestment also won the backing of the labor union representing thousands of teaching assistants and other workers for the entire UC system, UAW2865, and the University of California Students Association, which represents student government bodies statewide..."