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Palestinian Solidarity, South Africa BDS & Director Muhammed Desai
WorkWeek interviews SJSU professor Sang Hea Kil about her trip to South Africa to attend the Teaching Palestine confernce in March 2019. While at the conference she and two other women were sexually harassed by Muhammed Desai, the director of South Africa BDS. She talks about that experience and the cover-up that followed. She also discusses the role of Israel and the attacks against professors and students in the United States who are critical of Israel
Palestinian Solidarity, South Africa BDS & Director Muhammed Desai With Professor Sang Hea Kil
WorkWeek looks at the visit of San Jose State University Professor Sang Hea Kil to the Teaching Palestine conference in Capetown, South Africa.
The conference focused on the struggle and history of the Palestinian people. While she was there she and two other women conference delegates were sexually harassed by the South African BDS Director Muhammed Desai while having a dinner in Melville.
She challenged the harassment and called for hearing and apology. The South African BDS board voted to have an investigation but the lawyer in charge of the investigation refused to talk to the three women and instead interviewed only men.
According to Professor Gil, the harassment she faced along with two other women was probably not exceptional but part of an ongoing behavior.
Professor Gil also discusses the ongoing attacks on professors in the United States who are critical of the policies of Israel and that organizations like Canary Mission and Lawfare who are well funded national groups forcused onorganized targetting of both faculty and students who support BDS and Palestinian rights.
She also talks about the role of the ADL which is being paid the University of California to do programs on diversity. The ADL has itself been involved in harrassing and working to fire professors who are critical of Israeli policies.
This interview was done by WorkWeek radio by Steve Zeltzer on 5/31/19
Additonal media:
WLCE Media Statement: Response In Relation To Outcome of BDS South Africa's Investigation Into
Sexual Harassment Complaint
https://www.wlce.co.za/statement-response-to-outcome-of-bds-investigation-into-sh-2019-05-28/?fbclid=IwAR1AuzVthg5wfSPtlsWC48jrNBMuhvH4U79tG4HyXhV_bhKWAr2L7klyZhQ
Charges of Sexual Harrassment
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/anger-bds-south-africa-silent-alleged-sexual-harassment-190416192024838.html?fbclid=IwAR1LMUkgdlMxpUUNVlbuvxXRfT86aS1RyrNF4SX0_jpGNMc5OxDd8l7BF_Y
BDS Statement:
http://www.bdssouthafrica.com/post/investigation-report-pdf/
Sexual Harrassment By South Africa BDS & Discrimination at SJSU
http://www.sjsunews.com/spartan_daily/news/article_0b845066-7cc5-11e9-b7f3-3f1d5098ffd8.html
Spy vs Spite
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/spy-vs-spite/
The Anti-Defamation League Is Not What It Seems Under the guise of fighting hate speech, the ADL has a long history of wielding its moral authority to attack Arabs, blacks, and queers.
http://bostonreview.net/politics/emmaia-gelman-anti-defamation-league-not-what-it-seems
WorkWeek Radio
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org
WorkWeek looks at the visit of San Jose State University Professor Sang Hea Kil to the Teaching Palestine conference in Capetown, South Africa.
The conference focused on the struggle and history of the Palestinian people. While she was there she and two other women conference delegates were sexually harassed by the South African BDS Director Muhammed Desai while having a dinner in Melville.
She challenged the harassment and called for hearing and apology. The South African BDS board voted to have an investigation but the lawyer in charge of the investigation refused to talk to the three women and instead interviewed only men.
According to Professor Gil, the harassment she faced along with two other women was probably not exceptional but part of an ongoing behavior.
Professor Gil also discusses the ongoing attacks on professors in the United States who are critical of the policies of Israel and that organizations like Canary Mission and Lawfare who are well funded national groups forcused onorganized targetting of both faculty and students who support BDS and Palestinian rights.
She also talks about the role of the ADL which is being paid the University of California to do programs on diversity. The ADL has itself been involved in harrassing and working to fire professors who are critical of Israeli policies.
This interview was done by WorkWeek radio by Steve Zeltzer on 5/31/19
Additonal media:
WLCE Media Statement: Response In Relation To Outcome of BDS South Africa's Investigation Into
Sexual Harassment Complaint
https://www.wlce.co.za/statement-response-to-outcome-of-bds-investigation-into-sh-2019-05-28/?fbclid=IwAR1AuzVthg5wfSPtlsWC48jrNBMuhvH4U79tG4HyXhV_bhKWAr2L7klyZhQ
Charges of Sexual Harrassment
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/anger-bds-south-africa-silent-alleged-sexual-harassment-190416192024838.html?fbclid=IwAR1LMUkgdlMxpUUNVlbuvxXRfT86aS1RyrNF4SX0_jpGNMc5OxDd8l7BF_Y
BDS Statement:
http://www.bdssouthafrica.com/post/investigation-report-pdf/
Sexual Harrassment By South Africa BDS & Discrimination at SJSU
http://www.sjsunews.com/spartan_daily/news/article_0b845066-7cc5-11e9-b7f3-3f1d5098ffd8.html
Spy vs Spite
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/spy-vs-spite/
The Anti-Defamation League Is Not What It Seems Under the guise of fighting hate speech, the ADL has a long history of wielding its moral authority to attack Arabs, blacks, and queers.
http://bostonreview.net/politics/emmaia-gelman-anti-defamation-league-not-what-it-seems
WorkWeek Radio
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org
For more information:
https://youtu.be/eeuZsHSv1-A
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