The events of the past month as part of the Israel-Palestine conflict are a tragedy in every sense

and have amounted to a reprehensible loss of innocent lives. The attack on October 7th by
Hamas is not acceptable, and we condemn the loss of any innocent lives, yet it would be a
misrepresentation of the facts to say that these attacks had in any way occurred in a vacuum. This
horrible act of violence is a direct consequence of the immoral and illegal actions of the Israeli
government.

The Israeli government has engaged in ruthless apartheid rule and has been condemned by
several human rights organizations such as the United Nations Human Rights Council, which
had deemed Gaza “unlivable by 2020.” Forms of peaceful resistance to the Israeli occupation
have been met with fatal violence, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of peaceful protestors.
Palestinians have been subjected to airstrikes, land seizures, and targeted killings. Half of the
population of Gaza is under 18. Over the course of the conflict, the Israeli military has engaged
in multiple war crimes, including the bombing of refugee camps and hospitals. The UN High
Commissioner of Human Rights has declared the actions of the Israeli government “a textbook
case of genocide.”

Israel has been able to commit these egregious human rights violations through economic and
military support from organizations such as Purdue University. In this sense, Purdue University
is directly culpable for the loss of innocent life and the crimes of the Israeli Military.

We, the undersigned student and faculty organizations call upon Purdue University to heed
the warning of the High Commissioner and take direct action against the genocide of
Palestinians. We call for Purdue to adopt all elements of the included resolution, designed after
the movements protesting South African apartheid.
PROPOSAL FOR RESOLUTION ON BOYCOTT,
DIVESTMENT, AND SANCTIONS AT PURDUE
UNIVERSITY
Author(s): Arjun Janakan, Ishan Tripathi
Organizations: Students for Justice in Palestine, Young Democratic Socialists of America

WHEREAS, The death toll in the Israel-Hamas conflict has reached over 10,000 Palestinian
civilians with over 4,000 being children.1

WHEREAS The Letter from the Director of New York Office of the UN High Commissioner of
Human Rights indicts the Government of Israel as guilty of perpetrating genocide.2

WHEREAS The aforementioned letter states the following: “In the West Bank, including
occupied Jerusalem, homes are seized and reassigned based entirely on race, and violent settler
pogroms are accompanied by Israeli military units.”2

WHEREAS The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has played an instrumental role in the
the development and deployment of technologies such as the D9 Bulldozer, the “Scream”
acoustic sound system,3 and other unarmed combat vehicles which automate and expedite the
genocide of the Palestinians.4

WHEREAS The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has played an instrumental role in
developing Israel’s drone technology and has propelled Israel to be one of the largest exporters
of drones in the world.5

1
https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/unrwa-situation-report-26-situation-gaza-strip-and-west-bank-including-ea
st-Jerusalem
2
https://aurdip.org/en/resignation-letter-from-the-director-of-new-york-office-of-un-high-commissioner-of-human-ri
ghts/
3
https://www.972mag.com/top-israeli-university-marketing-countys-arms-industry-to-the-world/
4
https://bdsmovement.net/files/2011/02/EOO23-24-Web.pdf
5
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-drones-use-free-falling-bombs-can-carry-up-tonne-2023-02-02/
WHEREAS Economic support to the government of Israel is to be considered as aiding and
abetting the illegal occupation and settlement of the Israeli government which is found to be
illegal under both international law6 and under Israeli domestic law.7

WHEREAS Academic boycott campaigns against Israeli institutions have been successful and
have precedent8

WHEREAS Academic boycott campaigns against previous apartheid regimes such as South
Africa, which bear parallels to the Israeli state, have been successful and have precedent9

WHEREAS Human rights organizations such as Amnesty International have identified the
boycott of products that support Israeli settlements as direct means of inhibiting the occupation
and mitigating Palestinian casualties.10

WHEREAS Pressure from Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaigns has resulted in
numerous victories for the Palestinian cause, such as the case with General Mills, SodaSteam,
and Ben & Jerry’s11

WHEREAS The sale of products distributed by Sabra Dipping Company directly contributes to
Israeli military operations.12

WHEREAS Heward-Packett Enterprise (HP) provides population control equipment and other
specialized equipment to maintain the illegal occupation of Palestine.13

WHEREAS Products labeled as “Made in Israel” are often actually Palestinian products
extracted as a result of the illegal occupation of Palestine.14

6
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/10/commission-inquiry-finds-israeli-occupation-unlawful-under-inter
national-law
7
https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/reports/a77493-israeli-settlements-occupied-palestinian-territory-including-ea
st
8
https://uscpr.org/activist-resource/boycott-divestment-and-sanctions/bdswins/
9
https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/south-africas-academic-and-cultural-boycott
10
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/06/israel-occupation-50-years-of-dispossession/
11
https://uscpr.org/activist-resource/boycott-divestment-and-sanctions/bdswins/
12
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/04/education/04hummus.html
13
https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3774?hewlett-packard-enterprise-hpe
14
https://www.timesofisrael.com/made-in-israel-not-a-simple-question/
WHEREAS Lockheed Martin provides military support to Israel and harbors a relationship
where they profit with the further armament of the Israeli Defense Force and the continuation of
conflict.15

WHEREAS Saab, inc. provides military support to Israel and harbors a relationship where they
profit with the further armament of the Israeli Defense Force and the continuation of conflict.16

WHEREAS RTX (formerly Raytheon). provides military support to Israel and harbors a
relationship where they profit with the further armament of the Israeli Defense Force and the
continuation of conflict.17

WHEREAS Northrop Grumman Corporation provides military support to Israel and harbors a
relationship where they profit with the further armament of the Israeli Defense Force and the
continuation of conflict18

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University releases a statement condemning

the actions of the government of Israel and publicly calls for a ceasefire.

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University severs any connection supporting

Israeli institutions, including ending all study abroad programs to Israel and ending connections
with Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University no longer accepts grants from the
Binational Foundations, including the Binational Science Foundation (BSF), Binational Industry
& Research Development Foundation (BIRD), and the Binational Agriculture & Research
Development Foundation (BARD).

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue Food Company stops the sale of products
made by Sabra Dipping Company.

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University no longer purchase products made

by Heward-Packett Enterprise.

15
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-il/who-we-are.html
16
https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/missile-dialogue-initiative/2023/10/western-defence-companies-scale-up-prod
uction-but-gaza-moves-goalpost/
17
https://www.rtx.com/raytheon/what-we-do/integrated-air-and-missile-defense/irondome
18
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/israel-war-lockheed-martin-northrup-grumman-defense-stocks
THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University no longer distributes any product
under the label “Product of Israel.”

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University severs any and all ties with
Lockheed Martin and exits all contracts with Lockheed Martin as soon as possible.

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University severs any and all ties with Saab,
Inc. and exits all contracts with Saab, Inc. as soon as possible.

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University severs any and all ties with RTX
and exits all contracts with RTX as soon as possible,

THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED That Purdue University severs any and all ties with
Northrop Grumman Corporation and exits all contracts with Northrop Grumman Corporation as
soon as possible.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution be sent to Purdue Graduate Student

Government for their consideration as a joint resolution for presentation to the University Senate
Committees.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution be sent to Purdue Student Government

for their consideration as a joint resolution for presentation to the University Senate Committees.
COSIGNED
Students for Justice in Palestine at Purdue University
Jewish Voice for Peace- Greater Lafayette
Jewish Voice for Peace- Indiana
Young Democratic Socialists Of America
Purdue Southwest Asian & Northwest African Student Union (SWANA)
Purdue Arab Society
Saudi Student Association
Pakistani Students Association
Afghan Students Association of Purdue
The National Society of Black Engineers
Muslim Students Association
Indianapolis Liberation Center
Purdue Immigrant Allies
Purdue College Democrats
Purdue Vinyl Club
Middle Eastern North African Women of Purdue
Disabled Student Union at Purdue University
Focus Families Initiative
Feminist Action Coalition for Today (F.A.C.T.)
I. D. O. C. Watch
Progressive South Asian Collective
SURJ Greater Lafayette
French Club
Younger Woman’s Task Force of Greater Lafayette
Sapphic Cinema Club
The Classical Music Society
Greater Lafayette Legal Defense fund (GLLD)
Multiracial and Transracial Adoptee Club (MAC)
Asian and Asian American Gardening Club
Association of South Asians at Purdue (ASAP)
Graduate Rights and Our Wellbeing (GROW)
Greater Lafayette Democratic Socialists of America
Queer Rx
Queer Students of Color
Muslim Alliance of Indiana
Islamic Center of Bloomington