BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1030@acties.todon.nl SUMMARY:Protest against University Utrecht normalising genocide DTSTAMP:20260724T034442Z DTSTART:20260726T173000Z DESCRIPTION:UNIVERSITY UTRECHT NORMALISES GENOCIDE AND HOSTS PARTICIPANTS W ITH TIES TO THE\nISRAELI MILITARY\n\nFrom July 26 to August 1\, Utrecht Un iversity College (UCU) will host the 2026\nEuropean University Debate Cham pionship (EUDC) organised by Utrecht University's\nUtrecht Debating Societ y. A significant number of participants represent Israeli\nuniversities an d have ties to the Israeli military involved in war crimes and\nhuman righ ts violations.\n\nISRAELI UNIVERSITIES DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN WAR CRIMES\n\n Even though Utrecht University's rector announced in September that the\nu niversity would engage in a boycott of Israeli institutions\, 68 of the 37 5 EUDC\nregistered speakers that represent debating societies linked to Is raeli\nuniversities. U fonds financially supports Utrecht Debating Society hosting and\nco- organising this championship.\n\nWhile Israel continues its genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza and\nmaintains its system of occupation and apartheid in the West Bank\, Ucu has\nchosen to host teams including people with ties to the military involved in war\ncrimes and gr ave human rights violations. They represent Israeli universities\ncomplici t in genocide\, occupation and apartheid.\n\nISRAELI UNIVERSITIES' TIES WI TH THE MILITARY\n\nIsraeli universities are part of a system of occupation \, colonization\, genocide\,\nand oppression: They have long-standing ties with the military\, they have\ncampuses in occupied Palestinian territory \, and function as central pillars to\nIsrael's settler colonial project. From legal studies\, to military research and\ntraining\, the medical scie nces\, archeology\, technology and beyond\, Israeli\nuniversities service and legitimise israeli occupation and expansion.\n\nSince October 2023\, I srael wiped off all eleven universities in Gaza. 516 of the\n563 schools w ere destroyed or damaged\, and 6\,830 students and 334 teachers and\nstaff members were killed. There is no longer formal education for 625\,000\nst udents. Libraries and historical archives have been burned to the ground. Not\na word of protest was heard from the Israeli universities - let alone any\nassistance offered.\n\nACADEMIC EXCHANGE THAT NORMALIZES OPPRESSION\ n\nBy offering these institutions an international platform\, Utrecht Univ ersity\,\nUtrecht University College and Utrecht Debating Society contribu te to the\nnormalization of genocide and apartheid.\n\nUniversities cannot claim to stand for justice while providing an international\nplatform to institutions linked to military occupation\, dispossession\, and\nviolence against Palestinians and Lebanese peoples.\n\nAcademic institutions have a choice: stand with the oppressed or normalize\noppression. By proceeding with this event without addressing these concerns\, UCU\nis choosing norm alization.\n\nWe refuse to accept the whitewashing of Israeli state violen ce through academic\nexchange.\n\n\n\n[by multiple organisers (source\n[ht tps://www.instagram.com/dutchscholarsforpalestine/p/DbI3eTcApZT/])] URL:https://acties.todon.nl/event/protest-against-university-utrecht-normal ising-genocide GEO:52.0931279;5.1181785 LOCATION:Bibliotheek Neude\, Utrecht - 11\, Neude\, Domplein\, Neude\, Jans kerkhof\, Binnenstad City- En Winkelgebied\, Binnenstad\, Utrecht\, Nederl and\, 3512 AE\, Nederland STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:BDS,EndComplicity,FreeLebanon,FreePalestine,Gaza,genocide,Israel ,Lebanon,Libanon,Palestina,Palestine,UniversiteitUtrecht,Utrecht,UtrechtUn iversity,UtrechtUniversityCutTiesNow,UU,Zionism X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

UNIVERSITY UTRECHT NORMALISES GENOCIDE AND HOSTS PARTICIPANTS WITH TIES TO THE ISRAELI MILITARY

From July 26 to August 1, Utrecht University College (UCU) will host the 2026 European Un iversity Debate Championship (EUDC) organised by Utrecht University's Utre cht Debating Society. A significant number of participants represent Israe li universities and have ties to the Israeli military involved in war crim es and human rights violations.

ISRAELI UNIVERSITIES DIRECTLY INVOLV ED IN WAR CRIMES

Even though Utrecht University's rector announced i n September that the university would engage in a boycott of Israeli insti tutions, 68 of the 375 EUDC registered speakers that represent debating so cieties linked to Israeli universities. U fonds financially supports Utrec ht Debating Society hosting and co- organising this championship.

Wh ile Israel continues its genocidal assault on Palestinians in Gaza and mai ntains its system of occupation and apartheid in the West Bank, Ucu has ch osen to host teams including people with ties to the military involved in war crimes and grave human rights violations. They represent Israeli unive rsities complicit in genocide, occupation and apartheid.

ISRAELI UNI VERSITIES' TIES WITH THE MILITARY

Israeli universities are part of a system of occupation, colonization, genocide, and oppression: They have l ong-standing ties with the military, they have campuses in occupied Palest inian territory, and function as central pillars to Israel's settler colon ial project. From legal studies, to military research and training, the me dical sciences, archeology, technology and beyond, Israeli universities se rvice and legitimise israeli occupation and expansion.

Since October 2023, Israel wiped off all eleven universities in Gaza. 516 of the 563 sc hools were destroyed or damaged, and 6,830 students and 334 teachers and s taff members were killed. There is no longer formal education for 625,000 students. Libraries and historical archives have been burned to the ground . Not a word of protest was heard from the Israeli universities - let alon e any assistance offered.

ACADEMIC EXCHANGE THAT NORMALIZES OPPRESSI ON

By offering these institutions an international platform, Utrecht University, Utrecht University College and Utrecht Debating Society contr ibute to the normalization of genocide and apartheid.

Universities c annot claim to stand for justice while providing an international platform to institutions linked to military occupation, dispossession, and violenc e against Palestinians and Lebanese peoples.

Academic institutions h ave a choice: stand with the oppressed or normalize oppression. By proceed ing with this event without addressing these concerns, UCU is choosing nor malization.

We refuse to accept the whitewashing of Israeli state vi olence through academic exchange.

[by multiple or ganisers (source)]

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