Jacqueline Treiber: This is an indefensible act of ignorance, Wim. We hold you accountable for the things that you say and represent. Please redact your statements and evaluate your position on this matter. Free Palestine!
William Singer: As a longtime member of Jewish Voice for Peace, I appeal to Mr. Wim Wiewel to reconsider his stance on this important issue. If there is to be an end to the bloodshed of this decades-long conflict, it must begin with holding the state of Israel accountable for its illegal occupation and continued theft of Palestinian land. The BDS movement is a non-violent path that, as when the strategy was used against Apartheid South Africa, is gaining global support and holds great promise. If Mr. Wiewel believes in justice for all peoples, he must reconsider his opposition.
Hokooka AlEnsan: I am using an alias to sign this letter because as a Jewish community member who supports Palestinian human rights, I risk condemnation and alienation from my community.
Ethan Johnson, Associate Professor, Black Studies: Wim Wiewel's lack of support of ASA's boycott is representative of his policies at PSU where he does little or nothing to support Black, Indigenous and Chican@ Latin@ Studies. No faculty department or program can function well with 1, 2 or 3 tenured or tenure track faculty. He sees nothing wrong with this practice and does nothing about it. He defended bringing Condoleeza Rice, a torturer, to PSU and the tens of thousands the university paid for her as academic freedom.
Dana Ghazi: As a student at PSU who is studying conflict resolution and currently learning about the history of nonviolent resistance movements I see BDS as an effective way of resisting injustice. If we don't support the right of people to resist in creative nonviolent ways then we only have ourselves to blame if people choose otherwise. Make no illusion regarding who has the military power and who controls the lives of Palestinians with checkpoints and erected walls, it is the State of Israel. If we do not stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine and their right to resist through BDS then we leave them with no agency of their own. The least we can do is to express to president Wiewel that he does not speak on our behalf. There are varying views on this subject and they need to be valued. South Africa post-aparthied have become a more just place for all its people to live in and so must the future for Palestinians and Israelis be.
William Singer: As a longtime member of Jewish Voice for Peace, I appeal to Mr. Wim Wiewel to reconsider his stance on this important issue. If there is to be an end to the bloodshed of this decades-long conflict, it must begin with holding the state of Israel accountable for its illegal occupation and continued theft of Palestinian land. The BDS movement is a non-violent path that, as when the strategy was used against Apartheid South Africa, is gaining global support and holds great promise. If Mr. Wiewel believes in justice for all peoples, he must reconsider his opposition.
Hokooka AlEnsan: I am using an alias to sign this letter because as a Jewish community member who supports Palestinian human rights, I risk condemnation and alienation from my community.
Ethan Johnson, Associate Professor, Black Studies: Wim Wiewel's lack of support of ASA's boycott is representative of his policies at PSU where he does little or nothing to support Black, Indigenous and Chican@ Latin@ Studies. No faculty department or program can function well with 1, 2 or 3 tenured or tenure track faculty. He sees nothing wrong with this practice and does nothing about it. He defended bringing Condoleeza Rice, a torturer, to PSU and the tens of thousands the university paid for her as academic freedom.
Dana Ghazi: As a student at PSU who is studying conflict resolution and currently learning about the history of nonviolent resistance movements I see BDS as an effective way of resisting injustice. If we don't support the right of people to resist in creative nonviolent ways then we only have ourselves to blame if people choose otherwise. Make no illusion regarding who has the military power and who controls the lives of Palestinians with checkpoints and erected walls, it is the State of Israel. If we do not stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine and their right to resist through BDS then we leave them with no agency of their own. The least we can do is to express to president Wiewel that he does not speak on our behalf. There are varying views on this subject and they need to be valued. South Africa post-aparthied have become a more just place for all its people to live in and so must the future for Palestinians and Israelis be.