Amazing letter by @Cornell President rejecting the resolution. Should be read by all:
Dear Zora,
Thank you for conveying SA Resolution 61: Calling for the Termination of Cornell University’s Partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology While Preserving Cornell Tech. I reject this resolution, which fundamentally conflicts with Cornell’s principles of academic collaboration and our core commitment to academic freedom.
Cornell Tech is not a political entity. It is an academic partnership, created through shared investment by Cornell University, the Technion, and the City of New York for the benefit of the city and the state, according to a negotiated set of conditions that govern its development and the terms of its 99-year ground lease on Roosevelt Island. As one of Cornell University’s many international partnerships and collaborations, Cornell Tech deepens, enriches, and strengthens the ability of our students, faculty, and staff to pursue knowledge and advance the university’s academic mission. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, the core international partnership upon which Cornell Tech is based, is an extraordinarily valuable collaboration focusing on education and research in health tech, media tech, and urban tech, and supporting the development of new startup companies.
Severing our relationship with the Technion—or with any entity affiliated with governments, institutions, or enterprises with which some of our community members disagree—as a statement of political protest, would not only hinder our research, teaching, and public engagement; it would imperil our academic principles.
Our university, like all of our peer institutions, regularly faces pressure—from across the political spectrum, from within and beyond our own community—to make academic decisions according to political priorities. The phenomenon is not a new one: universities have grappled with such pressures from governments and societies for as long as the institution of the university has existed. When we yield to these pressures and proscribe specific collaborations or collaborators on grounds other than merit, we compromise our principles of academic freedom, undermine our own institutional excellence, and damage public trust in our work.
Moreover, this resolution inaccurately asserts that “the continued operation of Cornell Tech as a Cornell University campus does not require an ongoing partnership with the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.” Cornell Tech, while part of Cornell, is a joint effort of the university, the Technion, and the City of New York. It is no more possible for Cornell to unilaterally terminate that effort and claim full control of the campus than it would be for the Technion or the City of New York to do the same.
Finally, I am deeply troubled by the selective manner in which this resolution singles out the Technion, alone of Cornell’s many international partners, for censure. Cornell currently maintains 159 active agreements with institutions in 59 nations and regions; all of these institutions have some government affiliation, and many conduct research with military and security applications. Cornell itself has military research contracts, conducts research with potential military applications, and has relationships with companies whose products are used in military contexts. Cornell also has relationships with institutions in countries whose governments have been accused of human rights violations—as our own has been.
None of these publicly available facts are mentioned in the resolution; only our partnership with an Israeli institution is targeted for erasure. The political bias evident in this selective approach is deeply disturbing, and the resolution is incompatible with both the Student Assembly’s purpose and Cornell University’s core values. I reject it fully and forcefully.
Sincerely,
Michael Kotlikoff
President and Professor of Molecular Physiology
Cornell University
-“Los judíos incendiaron la Patagonia”, 32.000 likes
-“No mentira, dije cualquier gansada”, 80 likes.
Ya sabemos que los que lideran el antisemitismo en la argentina son unos hijos de puta mentirosos. Pero impactante la cantidad de boludos útiles que se comen el cuento.
Harel, an Israeli living in France 🇫🇷, booked a flight from Lyon to Tel Aviv. He arrived at the airport more than two hours before departure, but when he checked in his luggage, staff placed a red sticker on his passport.
At security, agents told him to wait aside. One by one, others were directed to join him, eventually more than a dozen passengers, including several elderly people in their seventies.
After about 30 minutes, airport staff began conducting full searches, emptying every bag and inspecting each item in slow motion. The process lasted over an hour and a half.
Harel recalls: “They opened every bag, every folder. We saw them laughing among themselves, deliberately dragging their feet. We told them we were afraid of missing our flight, and they said, ‘Don’t worry, the plane will wait for you.’”
But of course, it didn’t. The flight was delayed by about 30 minutes, just long enough for the staff to unload the luggage of those passengers who didn’t make it to boarding in time.
Harel and the others were forced to buy new tickets. He filed a complaint for blatant antisemitism, but is still waiting for a response.
Airport staff blocking Israelis and Jews from flying to Israel, this is Macron’s France today.
Grave, grave 🚨 Un nene de 12 años del Club Mitre grita "Hay que matar judíos" y los subnormales de sus padres decían "Genocidio" en el Club Hebraica. Urgente expediente con sanción firme al Club Mitre y los padres involucrados por parte de la organización de Lide
una vez le pregunté a un pibe con el que andaba tipo hola como estás en plan buen onda y me dijo WORKING así que ahora con una amiga usamos esa respuesta para reírnos y después nos damos bola como le das bola a la gente que te interesa es muy fácil hacer sentir bien a alguien
Hamás publicó un video de propaganda donde se ve a Iair Horn, ex rehén argentino-israelí, despidiéndose de su hermano Eitan en los túneles de Gaza ya que iba a ser liberado mientras que su hermano no. Se abrazan y lloran y Eitan ruega a la cámara ser liberado también. Cuando creo que estos monstruos no pueden ser más crueles y espantosos vienen y se superan.
@uala_arg el 20/12 me hicieron 2 transferencias y todavía no se me acreditó el dinero. Ya hable reiteradas veces con el chat, y por MD pero no me responden. Necesito que lo solucionen.
@uala_arg hoy a la mañana me transfirieron 2 personas y todavía no me llego el dinero. Ya inicie el reclamo. Están teniendo demoras en las transferencias?
Openly calling for the genocide of Jews is not “free speech” — it’s bullying and harassment. It’s an invitation toward violence that is unacceptable at institutions of learning like Harvard, MIT or Penn. Shame on the double standard shown by administrators.
No se mancha la reputación de una compañía ejemplar donde 50.000 personas se rompen el lomo todos los días. Ellos merecen el respeto de todos.
No se usa el dinero de todos los argentinos para ganar una elección. No nos sobra ni corresponde.
No se usa el miedo y la mentira para extorsionar e intentar desviar el voto.
La democracia es de todos. Nos vemos el domingo.