6th February 2014, 06:11 PM
Now there is an interesting archaeological question to be had here.
I am in contact with, friends with and supportive of many Israeli archaeologists ... on the other hand there are some archaeologists and institutions that I can’t agree with. However, you must also ask why specifically this country? that there are several countries that could be brought into this ... and to pick on only Israeli institutions in particular is jumping on the easy political band-wagon. I would be interested to ask if the same boycott should be done to
Russia for it's apartheid laws of homosexuality? for China for human rights abuses? what about Brazil? ... why not Canada for the mineral companies that are currently devastating the lands and rights of indigenous people across the world..? or even the Canadian National Museum that has rebranded to be Historical... Should Britain be boycotted by people who think that our armed forces should not be in other peoples countries?
So in a nutshell. the fad petition does nothing to help situations and only increases defensive positioning and isolation... There are positive actions that make far more impact.
Would like to know of country I don't have to boycott for some reason... ( am pretty sure Antarctica is ok... but then again... that ain't a country
)
I am in contact with, friends with and supportive of many Israeli archaeologists ... on the other hand there are some archaeologists and institutions that I can’t agree with. However, you must also ask why specifically this country? that there are several countries that could be brought into this ... and to pick on only Israeli institutions in particular is jumping on the easy political band-wagon. I would be interested to ask if the same boycott should be done to
Russia for it's apartheid laws of homosexuality? for China for human rights abuses? what about Brazil? ... why not Canada for the mineral companies that are currently devastating the lands and rights of indigenous people across the world..? or even the Canadian National Museum that has rebranded to be Historical... Should Britain be boycotted by people who think that our armed forces should not be in other peoples countries?
So in a nutshell. the fad petition does nothing to help situations and only increases defensive positioning and isolation... There are positive actions that make far more impact.
Would like to know of country I don't have to boycott for some reason... ( am pretty sure Antarctica is ok... but then again... that ain't a country
)