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SFU faculty members express support for Palestine

By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer Content Warning: mentions of antisemitism and genocide.  From education to history, 140 members of SFU’s faculty have signed a “basis of unity” statement expressing their collective support for Palestine. The statement endorses the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement and denounces antisemitism. The BDS campaign encourages individuals to boycott companies that are involved in violating Palestinian human rights (such as financially backing Israeli forces), divest from current investments in military companies supporting the state of Israel, and apply “pressure [on] local and national governments to end Israeli apartheid.” The included signatures vary from tenured to…

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