Palestinian students from the 1948 lands write to the berkley student senate: "The idea that Israeli universities and institutions adhere to the values of academic freedom, objectivity and meritocracy prevails widely in the West. However, we can attest from our experience – and, indeed, prove without a doubt – that this is not the case. We are systematically prevented from forming our autonomous student bodies, and racial discrimination is widely practiced against us when it comes to receiving scholarships and securing housing in the university residential halls – discrimination enacted under the pretext that we have not served in the Israeli army. The restrictions imposed on our freedom of expression are more stifling; our public gatherings are often violently interrupted by the police, called to intervene by the university administration."
The senate has also received emails from Naomi Klein, Archbishop Desmund Tutu and Judith Butler. Note that the bill was vetoed by the president of the student senate. Maybe Mr Richard Millet should write to them too, particularly about the houses.
Pictures taken by the bloggers in Gaza
