Palestinian Solidarity & SA BDS Director Desai With Professor Sang He

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 dinner in Melville.

She challenged the harassment and called for hearing an 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 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 organized targetting of both faculty and students who support BDS and Palestinian rights.

This interview was done by WorkWeek radio by Steve Zeltzer on 5/31/19

Additional 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

Sexual Harassment Charges At BDS Conference
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/

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