NTEU branches pass Palestinian solidarity motions
The motions decried “Israel’s violent ethnic cleansing and settler-colonialism”
May 27, 2021
On Wednesday, the University of Sydney and UNSW branches of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) both passed motions calling on members to “participate in active solidarity with Palestinian members, including in ongoing demonstrations.”
The USyd motion passed with 78% of members in favour, while 9% were against and 12% abstained.
The motions decried “Israel’s violent ethnic cleansing and settler-colonialism” and “call[ed] attention to” appeals for “academics worldwide to boycott Israeli universities until such time as…basic prerequisites for justice were achieved.”
The USyd motion noted that 70 members of staff had pledged to “not engage in any professional association with Israeli academic, research or government institutions…until Israel complies with international law and elementary principles of human rights.”