Columbia/Barnard Arms Divestment Petition
We, the undersigned, are appalled by the human rights abuses against Palestinians
at the hands of the Israeli government, the continual military occupation
and colonization of Palestinian territory by Israeli armed forces and settlers,
the forcible eviction of Palestinians from their homes, and the demolition
of Palestinian dwellings, neighborhoods and towns.
We categorically condemn the loss of any innocent life, Israeli or Palestinian.
We therefore call on Columbia University (1) to use its influence--political
and financial--to encourage the United States government to suspend its military
aid and arms sales to Israel, and (2) to divest from all companies that manufacture
arms and other military hardware sold to Israel, as well from companies that
sell such arms and military hardware to Israel, until Israel complies with
all the relevant UN resolutions and Geneva conventions, and ends its military
occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
seized since 1967.
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