Belgian
Academics Protest Closure of Palestinian University Offices by Israelis
We, Belgian academics, researchers and university members, strongly
protest against the raid by the Israeli police forces upon and closure
of the offices of the Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem, July
9th. This is a severe violation of academic freedom as well as yet
another provocative and arbitrary action, further embittering the
already tense relations between Israelis and Palestinians.
We express our great solidarity with Colleague Sari Nusseibeh, president
of the Al-Quds University and tireless spokesman for a peaceful
solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We call upon academics
worlwide, and upon Israeli academics in particular, to make their
protest known.
- Prof. Philip Van Loocke, Ghent University (RUG), dpt of Philosophy,philip.vanloocke@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Koen Raes, RUG, dpt of Philosophy, Koen.Raes@rug.ac.be
- Em.Prof. Etienne Vermeersch, RUG, dpt. of Philosophy,etienne.vermeersch@rug.ac.be
- Rob Vanderbeeken, RUG, dpt. of Philosophy,Robrecht.Vanderbeeken@rug.ac.be
- Jan Dumolyn, RUG, dpt. of History, Jan.Dumolyn@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Eric Vanhaute, RUG, dpt. of History, eric.vanhaute@rug.ac.be
- René Vermeir, RUG, dpt. of History, Rene.Vermeir@rug.ac.be
- Lieve Orye, RUG, dpt of Comparative Cultural Science,lieve.orye@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Mark Janse, RUG, dpt of Latin and Greek, Mark.Janse@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Patrick Collard, RUG, dpt. of Spanish literature,patrick.collard@rug.ac.be
- Maarten Van Dyck, RUG, Maarten.VanDyck@rug.ac.be
- Prof.Johan De Baets, RUG, Johan.DeBaets@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Piet Saey, RUG, dpt of Geology, piet.saey@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Johan Mertens, RUG, dpt of Ecology, Johan.Mertens@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Cyriel Verbruggen, RUG, cyriel.verbruggen@rug.ac.be
- Peter De Keyzer, RUG, member of Board of Direction,Peter.DeKeyzer@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Patric Jacobs, RUG, dpt of Geology, Patric.Jacobs@rug.ac.be
- Prof.Michel Vanhoorne, fac. of medicine, Ghent University
(RUG),michel.vanhoorne@rug.ac.be
- Prof.Rik Pinxten RUG, dpt Comparative Cultural Science,hendrik.pinxten@rug.ac.be
- Prof. Gertrudis Van de Vijver, RUG, dpt Philosophy,Gertrudis.VandeVijver@rug.ac.be
- Marjanne Sevenant, RUG, dpt Geography, marjanne.sevenant@rug.ac.be
- Guy Dupont, RUG, Guy.Dupont@rug.ac.be
- Prof.Dr.Morgan DE DAPPER, Ghent University, Department of
Geography Research Unit 'Physical Geography, Geomorphology &
Geo-archaeology of Mediterranean and Tropical Areas', morgan.dedapper@rug.ac.be
- Em.Prof. Jan Kerkhofs, Catholic Univ. of Louvain (KUL), Jan.Kerkhofs@wet.kuleuven.ac.be
- Prof. Jef Verhoeven, KUL, jef.verhoeven@soc.kuleuven.ac.be
- Em.Prof. Albert Martens, KUL, dpt. of Sociology, Albert.Martens@soc.kuleuven.ac.be
- Peter Tom Jones, KUL, dpt. MTM, peter.jones@mtm.kuleuven.ac.be
- Em. Prof. Lode van Outrive, KUL, fac. of Law,lode.vanoutrive@law.kuleuven.ac.be
- Staf Peeters, KUL, Staf.Peeters@upar.kuleuven.ac.be
- Liliane Voyé, Professeur Ordinaire, Université
Catholique de Louvain,Belgium, dobbelaere.voye@skynet.be
- Karel Dobbelaere, Emeritus Professor, Catholic University
of Leuven(KUL),Belgium, dobbelaere.voye@skynet.be
- Bert Cornillie, KUL, bert.cornillie@arts.kuleuven.ac.be
- Prof.Kristel Beyens, Free Univ. of Brussels (VUB),kristel.beyens@vub.ac.be
- Prof. Evelyne Namenwirth, VUB, fac. of Letters, enamenwi@vub.ac.be
- Prof. Annie Boone, VUB, fac. of Letters, Annie.Boone@vub.ac.be
- Saddie Choua, VUB, schoua@vub.ac.be
- Dimokritos Kavadias, Free University of Brussels (VUB),dkavadia@vub.ac.be
- Meyrem Almaci, VUB, Meyrem.Almaci@vub.ac.be
- Prof. Dr. Irina Veretennicoff, VUB, Department of Applied
Physics and Photonics, ivereten@vub.ac.be
- Prof. Fred Louckx, Free Univ. of Brussels (VUB), <flouckx@gesg.vub.ac.be>
- Prof. Werner Callebaut, Scientific Manager Konrad Lorenz Institute
for Evolution and Cognition Research, Altenberg, Austria, <callebaut@kla.univie.ac.at>
Org.: Prof.Ronald Commers (RUG), Prof.Eric Corijn (VUB) & Prof.Herman
De
Ley (RUG)
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Prof. Herman De Ley,
Centre for Islam in Europe (CIE),
Ghent University,
Dpt. Philosophy & Moral Science,
2, Blandijnberg, B-9000 Gent/Belgium
tel. & fax: +32 9 371 94 38
CIE website: http://www.flwi.rug.ac.be/cie/
Palestinian
university building closed by Israelis
Staff and agencies
The Guardian
July 12, 2002
Israeli forces closed an administration building of a Palestinian
university in Jerusalem this week, confiscating files, academic
documents and computers.
The order to close the building at Al-Quds University came from
the minister of the interior security, Uzi Landou.
The university's president, Sari Nusseibeh, is the Palestinian
Authority's commissioner for Jerusalem affairs and the senior Palestinian
Authority representative in Jerusalem. He was in Athens attending
a conference at the time of the closure.
The Israeli ministry of public security issued a statement, saying:
"Sari Nusseibeh's offices in Al-Quds University are recognised
as representing the offices of the Palestinian Authority operating
within the sovereign area of Israel. He is ordered to stop all activities
and close his offices effective immediately."
The university issued a statement condemning the "crude and
aggressive action against a purely academic institution" and
called on the international and academic community to "exert
pressure on the Israeli government to stop all its aggressive acts
against the Palestinian academic institutions in general and Al-Quds
University in particular". The university also asked for the
immediate cancellation of the order to close and the return of all
confiscated items.
The closed offices serve all of the university's departments, which
are spread across Jerusalem. Thirty people work in the office and
are responsible for providing administrative support and services
to 720 university employees and more than 6,000 students.
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