-Caveat Lector- > NUT Storm > > by Daniella Peled > > Apr 24 A wave of resignations has hit the National Union of > Teachers due to what critics have described as their > �pro-Palestinian� stance. > > At the NUT conference this year in Bournemouth delegates > described Israel as carrying out a policy of �ethnic > cleansing� and of inflicting �far more casualties than the > suicide bombers�. > > Resolutions were passed supporting the right of > self-determination for the Palestinian people, the right of > return for Palestinian refugees and the immediate and > unconditional withdrawal of Israeli troops from all > territories occupied in > 1967. > > But four Jewish teachers from Manchester were among many who > left the union this week in protest. The NUT confirmed they > have received more than 10 other resignations as well as > many letters expressing concern about the resolution. > > Manchester Jewish Day School teachers Beverley Balkin, Gail > Kay, Ros Burland and Dorothy Langer made their point in a > letter to the NUT. > > It read: �We have already resigned from the union and feel > fellow members may wish to do the same to show solidarity > with Israel. We are not militant troublemakers but four > teachers who feel it is about time we made a stand and let > our voices be heard.� And Dorothy Langer says she knows of > more teachers who are considering resigning over this issue. > > She said: �To me a trade union shouldn�t be political at > all. I think it was hijacked by a couple of people who > pressed for this unfair resolution, condemning Israel > without condemning the suicide bombers. I support Israel > and personally I felt I had to do something.� But Steve > Sinnot, deputy general secretary of the NUT, said the > resignations were �very upsetting�. > > He added: �The NUT has been attempting to broker a dialogue > between the Israeli and Palestinian union of teachers. It�s > important for teachers to be able to discuss this in a > sensitive way. > > �I agree that the motion was unbalanced but this does not > reflect the wider work that the NUT is undertaking.� > Meanwhile, a Camden meeting of the local NUT branch this > week passed a motion expressing �outrage at the massacre of > innocent Palestinian civilians that has taken place in Jenin > and other areas of the occupied territories�. > > Delegates heard a speech from Palestine Solidarity Campaign > activist Monica Brady, who claimed that Israeli soldiers had > been robbing and humiliating Palestinians. > > The group also made a �500 donation to the Palestine > Solidarity Campaign and leaflets were handed out to > advertise an upcoming pro-Palestinian demonstration. > > The lone voice of support for Israel came from teacher > Rochelle Marks. > > She said: �The NUT is not fair or just, as you have never > invited an Israeli speaker or someone from the Jewish > community to speak on the Middle East. > > "While it is vital to discuss the Palestinian side, the > conflict is two-sided and I find it extraordinary that this > is the third branch meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian > conflict and you have not had the courtesy to invite a > speaker from the Jewish community or Israeli Embassy. > > http://www.totallyjewish.com/news/stories/?disp_type=0&disp_story=ceRIsY
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