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Charged one editorial: "It stimulated anti-Iranian feelings on an international scale ... caused the economic boycott with the consequent downfall of national economic growth, and finally provided the grounds for the Iran-Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: Quarreling over Ghosts | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

...Mecca Declaration, named for Islam's holiest city, the delegates unanimously declared a jihad, or holy war, against Israel, using their combined "military, economic and political resources-including oil." The proclamation proposed broad new economic sanctions against Israel, along the lines of the 35-year-old Arab League boycott...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Extravagant Dissension | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

...contentious community. When the issue of Harvard's holdings in companies doing business in South Africa and a proposal to name the Kennedy School library after an American entrepreneur in South Africa threatened to alienate large parts of the community, out came open letters. The nationwide Nestle boycott and the proposed appointment of conservative Chicago economist Arnold Harberger to head the Harvard Institute for International Development again led Bok to take...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: For a Firm Foundation | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

Four Review members--including both proponents and opponents of the affirmative action proposal--are attempting to prevent a reconsideration of the Review's position by circulating a petition calling for a boycott of the Wednesday meeting...

Author: By Michael G. Harpe, | Title: Three Review Editors Resign Over Affirmative Action Plan | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

...earlier open letters, the first of which appeared in March of 1979, Bok discussed the University's ethical responsibilities and investment, gift and boycott policies...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Bok to Write Open Letter On Minorities | 2/3/1981 | See Source »

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