University of Chile law school approves boycott of Israel

The University of Chile’s Law Faculty Student Union voted to approve a boycott, divestment and sanctions resolution against Israel.

The resolution approved a week ago prohibits any academic interaction with Israel or Israelis.

The students voted on two questions.

When asked if the students agreed to ban “activities that involve the participation of functionaries of the State of Israel or with funding from the Israeli embassy in the law school,” 515 or 56.3 percent voted yes, and 399, or 43.6 percent, voted no.

When asked: “Do you agree that the University of Chile should not maintain institutional links with Israeli universities that directly contribute to the violation of human rights of the Palestinian people,” some 582 or 64 percent, voted yes, and 327 or 36 percent voted no.

The Palestinian Federation of Chile celebrated the results of the election, calling it a demonstration of the law students against Israeli Apartheid.