October 12, 2006

Front Lines Notebook: WSU divestment from Israel urged

This brief item mentions that the Wayne State University administration is expected to respond Oct. 12 to a proposal from a coalition that is demanding that the university divest itself from Israel, Israeli corporations and U.S. companies doing business with Israel. The coalitions planned Oct. 12 demonstration is mentioned. A pro-Israel advocacy organization has urged Jewish community leaders to show their concern by contacting President Irvin D. Reid or Dean of Students David Strauss to voice their opinions. A divestment proposal at the University of Michigan was rejected late last year.

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