Nice piece. Especially about the inability to recognize when others may have a different opinion.
Regarding the tactic of demanding that “universities divest” from companies that deal with Israel, such as Microsoft or Amazon, would it make more sense for the universities to actually increase their holdings in those organizations? And the…
Nice piece. Especially about the inability to recognize when others may have a different opinion.
Regarding the tactic of demanding that “universities divest” from companies that deal with Israel, such as Microsoft or Amazon, would it make more sense for the universities to actually increase their holdings in those organizations? And then use their ownership position to make their case to the board? In other words, could it be that divestment is the exact opposite of what they should do if they want to have an impact?
If it's purely symbolic, then where is the impact of the “praxis?”
Nice piece. Especially about the inability to recognize when others may have a different opinion.
Regarding the tactic of demanding that “universities divest” from companies that deal with Israel, such as Microsoft or Amazon, would it make more sense for the universities to actually increase their holdings in those organizations? And then use their ownership position to make their case to the board? In other words, could it be that divestment is the exact opposite of what they should do if they want to have an impact?
If it's purely symbolic, then where is the impact of the “praxis?”