DePaul University

I was happy to learn that Professor Steven Salaita reached a $600,000 settlement (plus $275,000 in attorney fees) yesterday in his lawsuit against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).  As others, including Steven Salaita, himself, have said, universities may now think twice before violating freedom of speech rights of faculty in order to satisfy wealthy Jewish donors. 

Image above: Students celebrate victory of DePaul divestment resolution. DEPAUL DIVEST

 

“DePaul students don’t want their tuition dollars invested in weapons manufacturers who supply the Israeli government, army and prison services”  The Palestinians have been robbed of everything, including their freedom. Why should they be asked to make more “concessions” to the thief?  That is why Boycotting Israel is so important and necessary