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The petition marks Harvard’s addition to the growing list of universities being pressured by students and faculty to sever ties with Israeli companies and U.S. firms that sell weapons to Israel.
The joint Harvard-MIT petition says the universities should cut off investment in Israel until Israel ends its occupation of Palestinian territories, complies with a number of United Nations resolutions and puts a stop to alleged human rights abuses.
Faisal Chaudhry, a second-year Harvard law student who helped organize the petition, said the petition grew out of a month of planning, during which time he said the argument for divestment only grew stronger.
“I tend to think that Harvard should have a socially responsible fiscal policy with regard to its investments,” said Professor of Philosophy Richard G. Heck, who also signed the petition. “What bothers people is that a large amount of U.S. money...
Professors who signed the petition said a parallel with apartheid-era South Africa was an appropriate one.