A cat named Velcro

Be it resolved that we, the members of MAUT, endorse the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. Be it further resolved that we call upon McGill’s administration to take all necessary steps to implement the boycott of Israeli academic institutions, while ensuring that the boycott applies to institutional partnerships and agreements, not individual Israeli academics. This resolution will sunset in two years unless it is renewed or extended by the membership of MAUT at another General Meeting.

Resolution to Endorse the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel Whereas, the International Association of Genocide Scholars has declared that “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)”;1 Whereas, the International Court of Justice has found that Israel’s actions plausibly constitute violations under the Genocide Convention, and leading international organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have described Israel as maintaining a system of apartheid;2 Whereas, in May 2025 the United Nations documented that Israel’s campaign of scholasticide has destroyed every university in Gaza and killed at least 5,479 students (as of April 2024) and over 190 university academic staff (as of May 2025);3 Whereas, the complicity of Israeli academic institutions in denying Palestinian human rights has been comprehensively documented;4 Whereas, McGill has current exchange agreements with four Israeli universities,5 as well as coordinating a three-week study trip with Hebrew University Business School (under the banner of the McGill-Israel Entrepreneurship Program);6 Whereas, every one of these partner universities is a pillar of Israel’s system of apartheid, colonization, and military occupation directed against the Palestinian people in contravention to international law;7 Whereas, in 2005, 170 Palestinian civil society organizations called for boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel;8

Whereas, that call has been interpreted by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) to call for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, not individual Israeli academics;9 Whereas over the past two years, at least 18 University Faculty Associations in Canada passed motions calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions against the state of Israel given its ongoing military assault on Gaza;10 Whereas CAUT has reaffirmed that faculty associations have the right to hold political and even partisan positions and to pass motions calling for boycott and/or divestment and/or sanctions of the State of Israel;11 Whereas in 1985, McGill became the first Canadian university to announce it would divest from companies with ties to Apartheid South Africa,12 and in 2006 McGill divested from companies in Myanmar;13 Whereas in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, MAUT examined its financial portfolio in view of divestment from Russian companies;14 Whereas, MAUT has a history of calling upon foreign governments to end their campaigns against universities and to protect academic freedom;15 Whereas, as a faculty association, MAUT has a duty to stand in solidarity with scholars whose academic freedom and right to education are under attack; therefore,

The McGill Association of University Teachers just endorsed the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, with over 90% of voters supporting the motion.

‼️BREAKING‼️
Quebec court blocks McGill administration attempt to restrict campus protests.

Following months of student protests calling for action against the genocide in Gaza, McGill administration sought an injunction that would radically curtail many forms of protest 1/

كلُّ أرضٍ كربلاء وكلُّ يومٍ عاشوراء

Every land is Karbala, and every day is Ashoura.

So can McGill take positions on geopolitical crises or not? (May 21, 2025/March 23, 2022)

I can’t tell what he said. Sorry. But that would be my guess.

I want to thank @velcrocat.bsky.social for pointing out the Lebanese insult “Khikha” before I watched this 😭😆

Straight into my notes for later.

Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encountering difficulties crossing the border, CAUT strongly recommends that academic staff travel to the U.S. only if essential and necessary.

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There’s a really disturbing article in Israel Hayom today. About ritual child abuse in Israel.

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Oh yes, the famous Rami Davidian! His lies about women tied to trees and raped at the Nova festival just seemed bizarre. Especially since he said he covered them up and didn’t photograph them because “no one else should have to see this.” But then no one did forensics either.

The numbers of people he claims to have saved from the Nova festival varied in different interviews from 700 to 125 to some more reasonable numbers. But the Channel 13 report apparently claims he didn’t just exaggerate, he made it all up. I hope the report is leaked!

Oh yes, the famous Rami Davidian! His lies about women tied to trees and raped at the Nova festival just seemed bizarre. Especially since he said he covered them up and didn’t photograph them because “no one else should have to see this.” But then no one did forensics either.

Slightly over 5 mins that I’ll have to split into 2 that @velcrocat.bsky.social brought to my attention 🖤 - he’s basically saying via a quote from VC that:

“This is very good. So basically Hizb & Yemen are the only ones fulfilling intl. law obligations under the genocide convention.”

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Slightly over 5 mins that I’ll have to split into 2 that @velcrocat.bsky.social brought to my attention 🖤 - he’s basically saying via a quote from VC that:

“This is very good. So basically Hizb & Yemen are the only ones fulfilling intl. law obligations under the genocide convention.”

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Thank you to @velcrocat.bsky.social for sharing this with me on the first day of Eid

The video is just slightly over 3 minutes so I will make it 2 videos. Via RNN:

“A solemn Nizar Banat expresses the reality of the Palestinian situation on the occasion of the blessed Eid.”

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An incredibly cheap cheap necklace that I got that says in Arabic “go tile the sea” which is a common insult in Lebanon

lol
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💛 for posting this.
I’ve been too devastated by watching people on the Syrian Coast, Alawites and Christians, being massacred in the thousands: at least 5000 over four days. The videos are filmed by the Takfiri groups themselves who clearly state genocidal intent and enjoyment in killing Alawites.

Via @velcrocat.bsky.social

“Aljazeera is INCITING to genocide in Syria.
They are calling civilians “regime remnants” and literally making them targets. And their journalists are embedded (as in travelling with) the death squads/“security forces”.

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مرصد الساحل السوري | Syrian Coast Observatory You can view and join @CoastSyrian24 right away.

If you do telegram, a good friend passed this along to me re: Syria

*taps mic*

“Al Jazeera is canceled”

💛💛💛

Still crying 😿

Aerial photographs of the funeral from Instagram account Ali Issa Mtyrek. These are stills from a video. This one shows a higher view of all the people who have gathered to show their love and dedication

Aerial photographs of the funeral from Instagram account Ali Issa Mtyrek. These are stills from a video

1.4 million people showed up to the martyr, His Eminence, Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral today. I cannot stop bawling 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔

Although I know it was an honor for him to be martyred, it still breaks my heart each and every day….

Very clever. Hidden in plain sight.

Reading about a similar story now via @velcrocat.bsky.social

Except it was Nasrallah who put a stop to it. I miss him so much.

“Rating things they use to close jouras with in lebanon” (jouras means like a pothole or a pit in the ground) 1. douleb tower 2/10 too cliché (douleb means tire so “tire tower”) 2. Cardboard sign saying 'Entabeh hofra kabira' 1/10 cant even read it with zoom 😭 (Entabeh hofra kabira means like “watch out! A big hole” or there’s a pothole here”) 3. sponges 5/10 help with the rain, smart 4. tree 7/10 eco friendly purrr ✅ 5. Sofa 1000/10 VIP lounge”

This is all from joyhabib on instagram 😆

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me to almost everyone and DEFINITELY to every oppressive system