Oxford Student Union Votes Down Israel Boycott

[Purveyor]

The Oxford University Student Union voted down a motion on Wednesday calling for a boycott of Israel, its institutions, goods and produce.

According to the record of the vote at the prestigious university, 69 voted against the motion, 10 voted in favor, and 15 abstained.

Along with the boycott, the motion had also called for the university's students union, and for Britain's National Union of Students, to join the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel.

After the vote, the Union of Jewish Students said in a statement that the result shows “Israelis are welcome at Oxford and sends a clear statement that neither students, nor anyone else, will be marginalised at Oxford on the basis of their nationality.”

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[VanillaRhapsody]

1. "nor anyone else, will be marginalised at Oxford on the basis of their nationality.”

is kind of an ironic statement isn't it?

[King_David]

2. Good for them. nt

[Swamp Lover]

3. Issue recieved a hearing and fair vote. it was turned down.

A victory for process and fair play.

[oberliner]

4. How would you have voted?

Are you willing to share what your vote would have been?

[Purveyor]

5. I would have voted for the boycott and disappointed it failed the vote. eom

[oberliner]

6. Thanks for sharing that

I appreciate your honesty.

[Purveyor]

8. Indeed. eom

[King_David]

7. I don't think they wanted to be in the company of the BDS movement

I dont think anyone would want to be associated with those extremists.

[azurnoir]

9. Doesn't seem that Oxford was interested in taking part when South Africa was the antiApartheid targe

either there was a collection of UK scholars from various institutions and one can presume that may have included Oxford, but not as an institution


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