First day press coverage of the Academic Commitment call, c.27.10.15

These are links to the first day worldwide coverage of the commitment call that has come to our notice – please let us know of other items you come across

Interview- Dr Jonathon Rosen Israeli boycott
Newshour – Al Jazeera English, 27.10.2015 (13 hours, 48 minutes ago)
Professor Jonathan Rosen (sic), an LSE signatory of the Israeli boycott defends the academic institutions signing the letter. Discusses ‘considerable effect’ of boycott on universities in Israel
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343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott
Yahoo News, 27.10.2015 (15 hours, 33 minutes ago)
…universal principles of human rights.” Jonathan Rosenhead, from the London School of Economics, a spokesman for the…

Fury as 340 UK academics vow to boycott Israeli universities
Daily Mail, 28.10.2015 (Today)
The 343 university professors include some from 72 institutions including Oxford, Cambridge and the London School of Economics.

Academic Boycott Of Israel ‘Sows Hatred’, Says Embassy
The Huffington Post, 27.10.2015 (15 hours, 32 minutes ago)
…there, but still. — Jack Mendel (@Mendelpol) October 27, 2015 However, London School of Economics professor Jonathan…

Hundreds of UK scholars pledge to boycott Israeli universities
The Electronic Intifada, 27.10.2015

UK academics boycott universities in Israel to fight for Palestinians’ rights
theguardian.com, 27.10.2015 (18 hours, 42 minutes ago)
…behalf of the organisers of the boycott, Prof Jonathan Rosenhead, of the London School of Economics, said Israel’s…

More than 300 British academics are boycotting Israel
The Independent, 27.10.2015 (7 hours, 33 minutes ago)
…from the University of Cambridge, Queen’s University in Belfast and London School of Economics, said they will still…

Hundreds of UK academics announce boycott of Israeli universities
Al Jazeera America Online, 27.10.2015 (7 hours, 51 minutes ago)
…universal principles of human rights.” Jonathan Rosenhead, from the London School of Economics, a spokesman for the…

Over 340 UK scholars boycott Israeli universities
Arab News, 27.10.2015 (7 hours, 19 minutes ago)
…universal principles of human rights.” Jonathan Rosenhead, from the London School of Economics, a spokesman for the…

W.Brytania: ponad 340 akademików bojkotuje izraelskie uniwersytety
Onet.pl, 27.10.2015 (14 hours, 42 minutes ago)
W imieniu organizatorów bojkotu profesor Jonathan Rosenhead z London School of Economics (LSE) zaznaczył, że “wszystkie…

343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott – The Malaysian Insider
The Malaysian Insider, 27.10.2015 (11 hours, 6 minutes ago)
…universal principles of human rights.” Jonathan Rosenhead, from the London School of Economics, a spokesman for the…

343 British academics announce Israeli universities boycott
Channel NewsAsia, 27.10.2015 (23 hours, 52 minutes ago)
…universal principles of human rights.” Jonathan Rosenhead, from the London School of Economics, a spokesman for the…

British Academics Boycott Israeli Universities In Palestine Protest
The Asians, 27.10.2015 (15 hours, 9 minutes ago)
…from the University of Cambridge, Queen’s University in Belfast and London School of Economics, said they will work with…

343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott (AFP)
The West Australian, 27.10.2015 (23 hours, 54 minutes ago)
…universal principles of human rights.” Jonathan Rosenhead, from the London School of Economics, a spokesman for the…

Acadêmicos britânicos anunciam boicote a universidades de Israel
O Globo Online, 27.10.2015 (19 hours, 38 minutes ago)
…de ensino renomadas, como as universidades de Oxford e Cambridge e a London School of Economics (LSE). “Como…

Mais de 300 acadêmicos britânicos boicotam universidades israelenses
Portal Do Holanda, 27.10.2015 (18 hours, 11 minutes ago)
…acadêmicas britânicas muito prestigiadas, como Oxford, Cambridge, a London School of Economics (LSE) e a University…

UK academics boycott Israel
the journal of TURKISH WEEKLY, 27.10.2015 (16 hours, 28 minutes ago)
…of the Palestinian people,” said Jonathan Rosenhead, professor at the London School of Economics, speaking for the…

NI academics to boycott Israeli universities in Palestine protest
Belfast Telegraph, 28.10.2015 (Today)
Speaking for the organisers of the Academic Commitment, Prof Jonathan Rosenhead, of the London School of Economics, said: “Israeli universities are at the heart of Israel’s violations of international law and oppression of the Palestinian people. We will be conducting a campaign across the country’s universities over the coming months, and inviting fellow academics to contact us if they wish to sign the commitment.”

340 UK academics pledge to boycott Israeli universities
Palestine News Network – Online, 27.10.2015 (1 day, 3 hours ago)
… According to Professor Conor Gearty, Professor of Human Rights Law at London School of Economics “As a State that…