[UPDATED 20 January 2009. This statement was first published in the Guardian on Friday 16 January 2009, with 322 signatures. It now includes 407 signatures.]
The massacres in Gaza are the latest phase of a war that Israel has been waging against the people of Palestine for more than sixty years. The goal of this war has never changed: to use overwhelming military power to eradicate the Palestinians as a political force, one capable of resisting Israel’s ongoing appropriation of their land and resources.
Israel’s war against the Palestinians has turned Gaza and the West Bank into a pair of gigantic political prisons. There is nothing symmetrical about this war in terms of principles, tactics or consequences. Israel is responsible for launching and intensifying it, and for ending the most recent lull in hostilities.
Israel must lose. It is not enough to call for another ceasefire, or for additional humanitarian assistance. It is not enough to urge the renewal of dialogue, and to acknowledge the concerns and suffering of both sides. If we believe in the principle of democratic self-determination, if we affirm the right to resist military aggression and colonial occupation, then we are obliged to take sides — against Israel, and with the people of Gaza and the West Bank.
We must do what we can to stop Israel from winning its war. Israel must accept that its security depends on justice and peaceful coexistence with its neighbours, and not upon the criminal use of force.
We the undersigned believe that Israel should immediately and unconditionally end its assault on Gaza, end the occupation of the West Bank, and abandon all claims to possess or control territory beyond its 1967 borders. We call on the British government and the British people to take all feasible steps to oblige Israel to comply with these demands, starting with a thorough programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions.
Signed:
Dr Saeed AbuZour, Mathematics, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Gilbert Achcar, Development Studies, SOAS
Parveen Adams, lecturer in Psychoanalytic Studies, London Consortium
Dr Hakim Adi, History, Middlesex University
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Politics and International Studies, SOAS
Dr Nadje Al-Ali, Gender Studies, SOAS
Dr David Alderson, English and American Studies, University of Manchester
Professor Eric Alliez, Philosophy, Middlesex University
Dr Jens Andermann, Latin American Studies, Birkbeck
Dr Jorella Andrews, Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths
Professor Keith Ansell-Pearson, Philosophy, University of Warwick
John Appleby, writer
Dr Claudia Aradau, Politics, Open University
Dr Walter Armbrust, Politics, University of Oxford
Dr Andrew Asibong, French, Birkbeck
Professor Derek Attridge, English, University of York
Burjor Avari, lecturer in Multicultural Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Zulkuf Aydin, International Development, University of Leeds
Dr Claude Baesens, Mathematics, University of Warwick
Dr. Paul Bagguley, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds
Dr Jennifer Bajorek, Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths
Professor Mona Baker, Centre for Translation Studies, University of Manchester
Jon Baldwin, lecturer in Communications, London Metropolitan University
Professor Etienne Balibar, Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities
Dr Trevor Bark, Criminology, WEA Newcastle
Dr Susan Batchelor, Sociology, University of Glasgow
Professor Miguel de Beistegui, Philosophy, University of Warwick
Dr David Bell, Tavistock Clinic and British Psychoanalytic Society
Dr Anna Bernard, English, University of York
Professor Henry Bernstein, Development Studies, SOAS
Anindya Bhattacharyya, writer and journalist
Dr Ian Biddle, Music, Newcastle University
Professor Andreas Bieler, Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
Sana Bilgrami, filmmaker and lecturer, Napier University, Edinburgh
Professor Jon Bird, School of Arts & Education, Middlesex University
Nicholas Blincoe, writer
Dr Jelke Boesten, Development Studies, University of Leeds
Dr Julia Borossa, Psychoanalysis, Middlesex University
Dr Mark Bould, Film Studies, UWE
Dr Mehdi Boussebaa, Said Business School, University of Oxford
Professor Wissam Boustany, Trinity College of Music, London
Professor Bill Bowring, Law, Birkbeck
Dr Sarah Bracking, International Development, University of Manchester
Dr Alia Brahimi, Politics, University of Oxford
Dr Bob Brecher, Ethics, University of Brighton
Professor Haim Bresheeth, Media Studies, University of East London
Professor John D Brewer, Sociology, Aberdeen
Victoria Brittain, writer and journalist
Professor Celia Britton, French, UCL
Professor Charles Brook, Paediatric Endocrinology, UCL
Dr Muriel Brown, writer
Professor Ian Buchanan, Critical and Cultural Theory, University of Cardiff
Dr Janet Bujra, Honorary Reader, Peace Studies, University of Bradford
Dr Tony Burns, Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
Professor Ray Bush, African Studies and Development Politics, University of Leeds
Professor Joanna Montgomery Byles, retired
Professor Alex Callinicos, European Studies, KCL
Dr Conor Carville, Irish Studies, St. Mary’s University College
Professor Noel Castree, Geography, University of Manchester
Matthew Caygill, lecturer in History and Politics, Leeds Metropolitan University
Dr Rinella Cere, Arts, Design, Communication and Media, Sheffield Hallam University
Dr John Chalcraft, Government, LSE
Dr Claire Chambers, English Literature, Leeds Metropolitan University
Dr Sue Chaplin, Cultural Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University.
Dr Sharad Chari, Geography, LSE
Dr Lorenzo Chiesa, Critical Theory, University of Kent
Ruth Chigwada-Bailey, writer and consultant criminologist
Dr James Chiriyankandath, Politics and International Relations, London Metropolitan University
Dr Andrew Chitty, Philosophy, University of Sussex
Professor Emilios Christodoulidis, Law, University of Glasgow
George Clark, writer and filmmaker
Susanne Clausen, Reader in Fine Art, University of Reading
Professor Sue Clegg, Education, Leeds Metropolitan University
Dr Suzane Clisby, Department of Social Sciences, University of Hull
Professor Claire Colebrook, English Literature, Edinburgh University
Dr John Collins, Philosophy, UEA
Veronica Collins, teaching fellow, Applied Social Science, Stirling University
Professor Guy Cook, Education and Language Studies, Open University
Professor Diana Coole, Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck
Professor Annie E. Coombes, History of Art, Birkbeck
Charlie Cooper, lecturer in Social Policy, University of Hull
Daniel Copley, lecturer and filmmaker, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Julia Copus, poet
Professor Andrea Cornwall, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
Dr. Mark Cousins, Architectural Association and London Consortium
Dr Don Crewe, Criminology, Roehampton University
Professor Simon Critchley, Philosophy, University of Essex
Colin Crockatt, lecturer and filmmaker, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London
Dr Stephanie Cronin, Social Sciences, University of Northampton
Eleanor Crook, sculptor & lecturer, University of the Arts London
Laura Cull, artist and researcher, Drama, University of Exeter
Dr Sonia Cunico, Modern Languages, University of Leicester
Dr David Cunningham, English, University of Westminster
Mike Cushman, Department of Managment, LSE
Catherine Czerkawska, writer and historian
Dr Sarah Dadswell, Drama, University of Exeter
Dr Gareth Dale, Politics and History, Brunel University
Dr Gary Daniels, Public Policy and Management, Keele University
Neil Davidson, Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Sociology, University of Strathclyde
Dr Graham Dawson, Cultural History, University of Brighton
Christophe Declercq, lecturer in Translation, Imperial College London
Christina Delistathi, lecturer in Translation, Middlesex University
Dr Helen May Dennis, English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick
Dr Caitlin DeSilvey, Geography, University of Exeter
Dr Mark Devenney, Humanities, University of Brighton
Dr Pat Devine, Social Science, University of Manchester
Dr Jorge Díaz-Cintas, Translation, Imperial College London
Professor James Dickins, Arabic, University of Salford
Kay Dickinson, Media and Communications, Goldsmiths College
Jenny Diski, writer
Dr Bill Dixon, Sociology & Criminology, Keele University
Dr Alison Donnell, English, University of Reading
Noel Douglas, lecturer and graphic designer, University of Bedfordshire
Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Law, University of Oxford
Professor Allison Drew, Department of Politics, University of York
Dr Judit Druks, Psychology & Language Science, UCL
Professor Mick Dunford, Geography, University of Sussex
Dr Sam Durrant, English, Leeds University
Dr Graham Dyer, Economics, SOAS
Professor Abbas Edalat, Computer Science, Imperial College
Michael Edwards, lecturer, Built Environment, UCL
Professor Rasheed El-Enany, Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
Gregory Elliott, writer and translator
Dr Jane Elliott, English, University of York
Dr Richard Elliott, Music, Newcastle University
Professor Hoda Elsadda, Arabic Studies, University of Manchester
Dr Ziad Elmarsafy, English and Related Literature, University of York
Bernardine Evaristo, writer
Catherine Fairweather, writer and editor
Dr Howard Feather, Sociology, London Metrolitan University
Professor Patrick ffrench, French, King’s College London
Sophie Fiennes, writer and filmmaker
Dr Clare Finburgh, Theatre Studies, University of Essex
Professor Jean Fisher, Fine Art, Middlesex University
Dominic Fox, writer
Dr Jennifer Fraser, Spanish, Birkbeck
Professor Murray Fraser, Architecture, University of Westminster
Dr Des Freedman, Media and Communications, Goldsmiths
Maureen Freely, writer and journalist, English, University of Warwick
Dr Diane Frost, Sociology, University of Liverpool
Dr Erica Fudge, English Literary Studies, Middlesex University
Dr Geetanjali Gangoli, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
Juliet Gardiner, writer
Dr James Garvey, philosopher
Professor Conor Gearty, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, LSE
Dr Myria Georgiou, Communications, University of Leeds
Dr Julie Gervais, Government, LSE.
Dr Jeremy Gilbert, Cultural Studies, University of East London
Dr Aisha Gill, Criminologist, Roehampton University, UK
Joanna Gilmore, lecturer in the School of Law, University of Manchester
Professor Paul Gilroy, Sociology, London School of Economics
Charles Glass, writer
Dr Andrew Goffey, Media, Middlesex
Professor Barry Goldson, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Liverpool
Professor Philip Goodchild, Theology and Religious Studies, University of Nottingham
Dr Paul Goodey, lecturer and oboist
Professor Ian Gough, Social Policy, University of Bath
Dr David Graeber, Anthropology, Goldsmiths
Dr James Graham, Media Culture and Communication, Middlesex University
Professor Penny Green, Law, Kings College London
Peter Green, writer and lecturer in Economics and Development Studies, Westminster-Kingsway College
Dr Simon Gieve, Education, University of Leicester
Dr Steve Hall, Sociology and Criminology, Northumbria
Professor Simon Hallsworth, Human Rights and Social Justice Research Institute, London Metropolitan University
Professor Peter Hallward, Philosophy, Middlesex University
Keith Hammond, lecturer in Education, University of Glasgow
Dr Sameh F. Hanna, Translation Studies, University of Salford
Professor Mairéad Hanrahan, French, University College London
Nicky Harman, lecturer in Translation, Imperial College London
Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond, Honorary Fellow, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford
M John Harrison, writer
Dr Rumy Hasan, Science & Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex
Owen Hatherley, journalist and academic
Dr Jane Haynes, writer & dialogic psychotherapist
Dr Jonathan Hensher, French Studies, University of Manchester
Dr Barry Heselwood, Linguistics & Phonetics, University of Leeds
Tom Hickey, Tutor in Philosophy, Politics and Aesthetics, University of Brighton
Dr Jane Hiddleston, Modern Languages, University of Oxford
Dr Nicki Hitchcott, French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham
Professor Eric Hobsbawm, President, Birkbeck
Mike Hodges, writer and filmmaker
Dr Jane Holgate, Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University
Professor Derek Holt, Mathematics, University of Warwick
Professor Ted Honderich, Philosophy, UCL
Professor David Howell, Politics, University of York
Professor Barbara Hudson, Law, University of Central Lancashire
Professor Richard Hudson, Linguistics, UCL
Dr Mark Hutchings, English, University of Reading
Professor John Hutnyk, Centre for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths
Dr Jef Huysmans, Politics and International Studies, The Open University
Professor Richard Hyman, Industrial Relations, LSE
Dr Colin Imber, Turkish, University of Manchester
Professor Lyn Innes (emeritus), English, University of Kent
Professor Yosefa Loshitzky, Film, Media and Cultural Studies, University of East London
Dr Lars Iyer, Philosophy, Newcastle University
Dr Ian James, French, University of Cambridge
Professor Ahuvia Kahane, Classics, Royal Holloway
Dr Daniel Katz, English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick
Dr Paul Kelemen, Sociology, University of Manchester
Dr Mark Kelly, Philosophy, Middlesex University
Susan Kelly, lecturer in Fine Art, Goldsmiths
Dr Christian Kerslake, Philosophy, Middlesex University
Dr Alexander King, Anthropology, University of Aberdeen
David Kinloch, poet
Dr Dianne Kirby, History and International Affairs, University of Ulster
Professor Richard Kirkland, English, King’s College London
Dr Graeme Kirkpatrick, Sociology, University of Manchester
Dr Laleh Khalili, Politics and International Studies, SOAS
Dr Stathis Kouvelakis, European Studies, KCL
Professor Basil Kouvaritakis, Engineering Science, University of Oxford
Dr John Kraniauskas, Spanish, Birkbeck
Michael Kustow, writer
Dr Cecile Laborde, Political Science, UCL
Professor Ernesto Laclau, Government, Essex
Dave Laing, writer and journalist
Dr Juan Antonio Lalaguna, Humanities, Imperial College London
Professor William Large, Philosophy, University College Plymouth, St Mark and St John
Nicholas Lawrence, lecturer in English & Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick
Dr Stephen Lax, Communications Studies, University of Leeds
Professor Andrew Leak, French, UCL
Dr Barbara Lebrun, French, University of Manchester
Dr Keekok Lee, Philosophy, University of Manchester
Professor Madeleine Leonard, Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Esther Leslie, English and Humanities, Birkbeck
Dr Les Levidow, Development Policy and Practice, Open University
Professor Malcolm Levitt, Chemistry, University of Southampton
Dr Jo Littler, Media and Cultural Studies, Middlesex University
Tim Llewellyn, journalist and writer
Dr Caroline Lloyd, Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Ken Loach, writer and filmmaker
Dr Jill Lovecy, Politics, University of Manchester
Simon Lynn, lecturer in Social Work, UEL
David Mabb, artist and Reader in Art, Goldsmiths
Dr Stephen Maddison, Cultural Studies, University of East London
Dr Kevin Magill, Arts and Humanities, University of Wolverhampton
Michael Mahadeo, lecturer in Health and Social Sciences, University of Ulster
Dr Suhail Malik, Art, Goldsmiths
Dr Johanna Malt, French, KCL
Dr Matteo Mandarini, Business and Management, QMUL
Professor Susan Marks, Law, KCL
Dr Lee Marsden, International Relations, University of East Anglia
Professor Lauro Martines, writer and historian
Dr Luciana Martins, Spanish, Birkbeck College
Dr Nur Masalha, Religion and Politics, St Mary’s University College
Professor Ian Mason (emeritus), Translation, Heriot-Watt University
Dr Dina Matar, Centre for Media and Film Studies, SOAS
Dr Graeme Macdonald, English, University of Warwick
Professor (emeritus) Moshé Machover, Philosophy, KCL
Don McCullin, writer and photographer
Dr Maeve McCusker, French Studies, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Rónán McDonald, English and American Literature, University of Reading
Dr James McDougall, History, SOAS
Dr Sonia McKay, Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University
Dr Susan McManus, Politics, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Saladin Meckled-Garcia, Human Rights Studies, UCL
Professor Susan Melrose, Performing Arts, Middlesex University
Dr Farah Mendlesohn, Media and Creative Writing, Middlesex University
Dr Mahmood Messkoub, Business, University of Leeds
Alessandra Mezzadri, Development Studies, SOAS
Dr China Miéville, writer and academic
Dr Anna-Louise Milne, French, University of London Institute in Paris
Dr Surya Monro, Politics, University of Sheffield
John Moore, lecturer in Sociology & Criminology, University of the West of England
Professor Bart Moore-Gilbert, English and Comparative Literature, Goldsmiths
Dr Farhang Morady, Globalisation and Development, University of Westminster
Jenny Morgan, filmmaker and writer
Dr Adam David Morton, Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
Dr Stephen Morton, English, Southampton University
Dr Sara Motta, Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
Dr Pablo Mukherjee, English and Comparative Literature, University of Warwick
Dr Maurice Mullard, Public Policy, University of Hull
Professor John Mullarkey, Philosophy, University of Dundee
Professor John Muncie, Criminology, Open University
Professor Martha Mundy, Anthropology, LSE
Dr Alex Murray, English, University of Exeter
Dr Karma Nabulsi, Politics, University of Oxford
Ali Nasralla, Senior Fellow (retired) at Manchester University Business School
Professor Mica Nava, Cultural Studies, University of East London
Marga Navarrete, Lecturer in Spanish and Translation, Imperial College
Dr. Nick Nesbitt, French, Aberdeen
Dr Michael Niblett, Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Warwick
Professor Christopher Norris, Philosophy, University of Cardiff
Julia O’Faolain, writer
Michael Oliva, composer and lecturer, Royal College of Music
Wendy Olsen, Development Studies, University of Manchester
Professor Peter Osborne, Philosophy, Middlesex University
Dr Carlos Oya, Development Studies, SOAS
Dr George Paizis, French, UCL
Professor Ilan Pappé, History, University of Exeter
Professor Ian Parker, Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Benita Parry, English and Comparative Literature, University of Warwick
Professor Mustapha Kamal Pasha, International Relations, University of Aberdeen
Dr Diana Paton, History, Newcastle University
Dr Ian Patterson, Queens’ College, Cambridge
Lara Pawson, writer and journalist
Dr Maeve Pearson, English, University of Exeter
Carmen Perea-Gohar, lecturer in Spanish, Imperial College
Dr Luis Perez-Gonzalez, Translation Studies, University of Manchester
Dr Stephanie Petrie, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Liverpool
Katherine Pierpoint, writer
Dr Andrea Phillips, Art, Goldsmiths
Dr Nina Power, Philosophy, Roehampton University
Dr Jane Poyner, English, University of Exeter
Professor Scott Poynting, Sociology, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Nicola Pratt, Political, Social & International Studies, UEA
Dr Louise Purbrick, Historical and Critical Studies, University of Brighton
Professor Al Rainnie, Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester
Dr Maureen Ramsay, Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
Dr Kamran Rastegar, Arabic and Persian Literatures, University of Edinburgh
Dr Akbar Rasulov, Law, University of Glasgow
Professor Jane Rendell, Architecture, UCL
Dr Matthew Rendall, Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
Professor Dee Reynolds, French, University of Manchester
Dr John David Rhodes, English, University of Sussex
Dr Chris Roberts, School of Community Based Medicine, University of Manchester
Dr John Roberts, Sociology and Communication, Brunel University
Dr Mark Robson, English Studies, University of Nottingham
Professor William Roff, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh
Professor Bill Rolston, Sociology, University of Ulster
Caroline Rooney, English and Postcolonial Studies, Kent
Professor Hilary Rose, Social Policy, University of Bradford
Michael Rosen, writer
Professor Jonathan Rosenhead (emeritus), Management, LSE
Dr Elaheh Rostami-Povey, Development Studies, SOAS
Professor William Rowe, Spanish and English, Birkbeck
Dr Juliet Rufford, Theatre Studies, University of Reading
Professor Jonathan Rutherford, Cultural Studies, Middlesex University
Professor Alfredo Saad Filho, Development Studies, SOAS
Dr Gabriela Saldanha, English Language, University of Birmingham
Dr Shahira Samy, Politics, University of Oxford
Dr Stella Sandford, Philosophy, Middlesex University
Professor Sanjay Seth, Politics, Goldsmiths
Carole Satyamurti, writer
Professor Sean Sayers, Philosophy, University of Kent
Professor Yezid Sayigh, War Studies, KCL
Dr Anne Schwan, lecturer
Professor Phil Scraton, Law and Criminology, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Richard Seaford, Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter
Amanda Sebestyen, writer and asylum campaigner
Professor David Seddon, Development Studies, University of East Anglia
Richard Seymour, writer and activist
Dr Stephen Shapiro, English, Warwick
Dr James Simpson, Education, University of Leeds
Dr Subir Sinha, Development Studies, SOAS
Dr Debra Benita Shaw, Social Sciences, Media & Cultural Studies, University of East London
Professor Avi Shlaim, International Relations, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford
Mark Shuttleworth, lecturer in Translation, Imperial College London
Professor David Slater, Geography, Loughborough University
Dr Andrew Smith, Sociology, Anthropology and Applied Social Science, University of Glasgow
Dr Graham Smith, Law, University of Manchester
Professor Neil Smith (emeritus), Linguistics, UCL
Olivia Smith, Centre for Editing Lives and Letters, Queen Mary, University of London
Dr Anthony Soares, Portuguese, Queen’s University Belfast
Ahdaf Soueif, writer and journalist
Professor William Spence, Physics, QMUL
Dr Robert Spencer, Postcolonial Literatures, University of Manchester
Dr Kimberly Springer, American Studies, King’s College London
Professor Paul Stewart, Human Resource Management, University of Strathclyde
Dr Alison Stone, Philosophy, Lancaster
Colin Stoneman, writer
Professor Paul Sutton, Caribbean Studies, London Metropolitan University
Professor Erik Swyngedouw, Environment and Development, University of Manchester
Professor Helen Taylor, English, University of Exeter
Professor Phil Taylor, Business, University of Strathclyde
Dr Jennifer Terry, English Studies, University of Durham
Dr Nicholas Thoburn, Sociology, University of Manchester
Dr Nancy Thumim, Media and Communications, LSE
Adriana Tortoriello, translator
Dr Alberto Toscano, Sociology, Goldsmiths
Dr Rodanthi Tzanelli, Sociology, School of Sociology/Social Policy, University of Leeds
Professor Martin Upchurch, Business, Middlesex University
Dr Anastasia Valassopoulos, English and American Studies, University of Manchester
Dr Rashmi Varma, English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick
Dr Ritu Vij, International Relations, University of Aberdeen
Professor Dennis Walder, Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies, Open University
Dr Geoffrey Wall, English, University of York
Sean Wallis, Survey of English Usage, UCL
Dr Vron Ware, Social Sciences, Open University
Dr Eyal Weizman, Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths
Professor Lynn Welchman, Law, SOAS
Dr Jutta Weldes, Politics, University of Bristol
Tony White, writer
Geoff Whittam, Reader in Entrepreneurship, University of the West of Scotland
Dr David Whyte, Sociology, University of Liverpool
Dr Paula Wilcox, Criminology, University of Brighton
Dr Mick Wilkinson, Social Policy & Social Justice, University of Hull.
Dr Caroline Williams, Politics, QMUL
Professor Eddie Williams, Linguistics, Bangor University
Dr. Emma Williams, writer
Professor Fiona Williams, Social Policy, University of Leeds
Professor James Williams, Philosophy, University of Dundee
Dr Carla Willig Psychology, City University
Dr Rachel Beckles Willson, Music, Royal Holloway
Dr Jon E. Wilson, History, KCL
Dr Nicole Wolf, Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths
Dr Jim Wolfreys, French and European Politics, KCL
Professor Andy Wood, History, University of East Anglia
Professor Geof Wood, International Development, University of Bath
Ben Wright, writer and filmmaker
Dr Colin Wright, Cultural Studies, The University of Nottingham
Professor Majid Yar, Sociology, University of Hull
Robin Yassin-Kassab, novelist
Professor Nira Yuval-Davis, Gender & Ethnic Studies, University of East London
Dr Shamoon Zamir, American Studies, KCL
Professor Slavoj Zizek, Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities
Dr Paquita de Zulueta, Medicine, Imperial College
Roger van Zwanenberg, writer and publisher
Please note: this statement was drafted and then circulated, for several days, by a few individuals working without any formal organisation and without affiliation to any particular group. We regret that under the pressure of time we were able to contact only a very small fraction of the academics and writers currently working in the UK, and we apologise to the many colleagues who might have liked to add their names to this statement. For some suggestions about how UK residents might help discourage Israeli aggression and build solidarity with the Palestinians, please consult here and here.
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