Israel Boycott

As a pioneer of dialogue in a world in crisis, James Parkes promoted discussion and debate between groups, religions and peoples in conflict.

In this spirit of commitment to dialogue, teaching members of the Parkes Institute regret the decision of the UCU to promote an academic boycott of Israeli universities.

If taken further, this decision may hinder our efforts at bridge-building, in particular in the area of Muslim-Jewish relations which we are actively promoting.

With this in view, the teaching body of the Parkes Institute does not intend to alter its relations with members of Israeli universities but instead will continue to invite, as appropriate, academics from Israel, Palestine and elsewhere to our seminars and conferences and to participate in our academic and outreach activities.