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From: David Harris <ajc-action@ajc.org>

Date: Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 10:35 AM
Subject: Help AJC Stop BDS
To: #####


uear #####,
8uS. !usL Lhree slmple leLLers-buL wlLh such mallce behlnd Lhem. 1hey sLand for 8oycoLL,
ulvesLmenL and SancLlons, a worldwlde movemenL Lo lsolaLe and deleglLlmlze lsrael.
Pere's one example. 1he Amerlcan SLudles AssoclaLlon (ASA) recenLly voLed Lo boycoLL lsraell
unlverslLles. When Lhe head of Lhe organlzaLlon was asked why slngle ouL lsrael-a place where
freedom of expresslon, lncludlng academlc freedom, ls guaranLeed-he answered, "Cne has Lo
sLarL somewhere."
8eally? Why noL lran, norLh korea, Sudan, or oLher leadlng human rlghLs vlolaLors?
8ecause Lhls has noLhlng Lo do wlLh real denlal of rlghLs. lL's [usL parL of Lhe global campalgn Lo
demonlze lsrael. A!C won'L sLand for lL and nelLher should you. Pelp us Lurn Lhe Llde on
Lhe 8uS movemenL now.
Pere's whaL we're dolng Lo counLer 8uS:
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We have publlshed op-eds and leLLers-Lo-Lhe-edlLor-from !"# %#& '()* !+,#- Lo Lhe ."+/01(
!)+234#-exposlng Lhe hypocrlsy of Lhe8uS movemenL. Cur lacebook campalgn Lo spread Lhe
LruLh abouL 8uS has reached more Lhan a mllllon fans.
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A!C's ro[ecL lnLerchange has broughL academlc leaders, lncludlng unlverslLy presldenLs,
provosLs, deans and 8hodes Scholars Lo lsrael Lo see lL for Lhemselves. ro[ecL lnLerchange had
an lnaugural delegaLlon of unlverslLy provosLs ln lsrael [usL afLer Lhe ASA voLe, %(( of Lhelr
unlverslLles publlcly re[ecLed any and all academlc boycoLLs of lsrael.
ln facL, Sarah Lawrence College resldenL karen Lawrence sald, l oppose Lhls boycoLL.
Academlc boycoLLs have Lhe effecL of sLlfllng dlalogue vlLal Lo academlc freedom..."
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A!C has reached ouL Lo key unlverslLy presldenLs and members of boards of LrusLees Lo

organlze opposlLlon Lo Lhe boycoLL. Several of Lhese lndlvlduals, alumnl of A!C's ro[ecL
lnLerchange, played a leadlng role ln securlng Lhe re[ecLlon of Lhe boycoLL by over 200
unlverslLles.
A!C sLands up for lsrael and Lhe LruLh. 8uL we need your help Lo keep dolng lL. lease donaLe
Lo A!C now. 1hank you for your supporL.
Slncerely,

uavld Parrls
LxecuLlve ulrecLor
Ldward and Sandra Meyer Cfflce of Lhe LxecuLlve ulrecLor


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