http://standpointmag.co.uk/taxonomy/term/91 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://standpointmag.co.uk/jurisprudence-may-13-union-disunity-joshua-rozenberg-ucu-israel <p><b>Author:</b>Joshua Rozenberg</p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify">Ronnie Fraser is a sincere and passionate, though not uncritical, supporter of Israel. Now in his mid-sixties, he has spent the past decade or so teaching mathematics in schools and colleges. In 1998, Fraser joined a trade union representing teachers in higher education. Following the merger of his union with another in 2006, he became a member of the University and College Union.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The UCU is far from being a supporter of the Jewish state. Fraser's view is that his union did nothing to stop institutionally anti-Semitic acts over several years. At its policy-making conferences in 2007 and in 2009, members supported academic boycotts of Israel. On legal advice, neither motion was implemented by the union's executive.</p><p><a href="http://standpointmag.co.uk/jurisprudence-may-13-union-disunity-joshua-rozenberg-ucu-israel"><span>read more</span></a></p> http://standpointmag.co.uk/jurisprudence-may-13-union-disunity-joshua-rozenberg-ucu-israel#comments Jurisprudence Academic Boycott of Israel Anthony Julius Jewish Chronicle Justice Ronnie Fraser University And College Union Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:01:32 +0100 Frances Weaver 4983 at http://standpointmag.co.uk