The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) commends the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for dropping its biased, unethical policy opposing academic boycotts, which was primarily aimed at shielding Israeli universities from accountability for their egregious human rights violations.

PACBI salutes all those who worked tirelessly to push the #AAUP to change its position, as well as the conscientious academics, students, and progressive academic associations that have for years advocated for ending #US academic institutional complicity with Israel’s 76-year-old regime of settler-colonialism and #apartheid and, in the process, challenging AAUP’s hypocrisy. Without their persistent protests and intellectual challenges, without the student-led encampments reenergizing campus campaigns for academic #boycott and divestment in response to #Israel’s #Gaza #genocide, the AAUP would not have reversed its ethically and logically untenable policy.
Read the full statement: https://loom.ly/XeOI7XY

#Palestine #Politics #Humanrights #US #USPolitics #Protectionism #Impunity

"More than 2,000 #academics have signed a letter demanding the resignation of #Germany’s #Education Minister over her attempt to #sanction scholars who supported pro-Palestinian students’ right to protest"

They said that “The withdrawal of funding ad personam on the basis of political statements made by researchers is contrary to the Basic Law...such political sanctions is a sign of constitutional ignorance and political abuse of power,”

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240614-over-2000-academics-demand-resignation-of-german-education-minister-over-repression

#Education #Fascism #Israel #Palestine #NeoMcCartyism #Freedom #FreeSpeech #Protectionism #Europe #Protests

Over 2,000 academics demand resignation of German Education Minister over repression

More than 2,000 academics have signed a letter demanding the resignation of Germany’s Education Minister over her attempt to sanction scholars who supported pro-Palestinian students’ right to protest, Anadolu Agency...

US President #Biden: We raised tariffs on Chinese goods in order to help American companies

The new US tariffs targeting Chinese goods are strategic and targeted

We need fair competition with #China, not conflict

Funny is that US paying billions of dollars to American companies and farmers doesn't count as unfair business practices when they dump the price of American made food and agriculture products in developing countries that kills local business and agriculture. And if those countries put tariffs on American products, they face severe punishments from the #IMF and the world bank.

#Capitalism #US #Economy #Hypocrisy #Protectionism

I posted it 2 weeks ago. Others seems to be starting to see it.

Huawei is changing the game in #semiconductor industry, dominated for decades by US.

They learned that instead of manufacturing products for US and bound by US and #EU parents, they started from scratch using their massive army of engineers with almost unlimited money to jump over decades of development into something that will shock the world even more when the first drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets powered by 100% Chinese components hits the market.

US won the battle against Huawei and #Russia by imposing though sanctions, but they thought them a lesson, that western companies can't be trusted and they act on the orders of their governments.

The free market economy the western nations brag about, is nothing than a global cartel working hand in hand with their military and politicians.

Now it's china's turn to use it's 2B+ consumer's of #BRICS nations and the counties standing in line to join.

This is the main reason US wants to go to war with #China.

#Microchip #Huawei #politics #Stupidity #Economy #Technology #Capitalism #Protectionism

#Poland warned against introducing unilateral restrictions if the #EU does not extend the ban on Ukrainian grains.

#Slovakia, #Bulgaria, Poland, #Romania and #Hungary support the extension of the EU ban on Ukrainian #grain imports until the end of 2023, the Polish agriculture minister said.

"I want to say that even if it fails, some countries will introduce their own restrictions. Our statement is clear," he added.
#Economy #Protectionism #Politics

🔗https://kyivindependent.com/polish-minister-warns-of-unilateral-restrictions-if-eu-doesnt-extend-ban-on-ukrainian-grain/

Polish minister warns of unilateral restrictions if EU doesn't extend ban on Ukrainian grain

Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, and Hungary support the extension of the EU ban on Ukrainian grain imports until the end of 2023, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Aug. 25, as cited by Reuters.

● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #oligarchy #protectionism #monopolies ☞ What's at Stake at #WTO https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/11/29/whats-a-stake-at-wto/

What's at Stake at WTO

Too much is at stake at the upcoming 12th ministerial conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), set to take place from November 30 to

So-called 'IP' Committee. The #protectionism #religion of the #oligarchs ... it's "illegal" or "piracy" to compete with them https://www.iberianlawyer.com/news/news/14312-ccpit-ccoic-mediation-center-appoints-elzaburu-of-counsel-as-the-only-european-member-of-its-ip-committee

#WIPO is working for #monopolies and robber barons/corporations in pursuit of #protectionism , but it is looking to invert the narrative http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/10/uk-ipo-joins-wipo-for-creators.html see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/WIPO

UK IPO joins WIPO for Creators

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

The #EPO ‘s presidency (led by Frenchmen for nearly 15 years out of the past 18 years; #BenoîtBattistelli and #AntónioCampinos are both French despite their somewhat misleading surnames) is extremely unlikely to even be mildly scrutinised by the French delegates because of a web of #nepotism and #protectionism http://techrights.org/2021/10/14/epo-french-connection/

The EPO’s Overseer/Overseen Collusion — Part XII: The French Connection

The EPO‘s presidency (led by Frenchmen for nearly 15 years out of the past 18 years; Benoît Battistelli and António Campinos are both French despite their somewhat misleading surnames) is extremely unlikely to even be mildly scrutinised by the...

#Patents on #narcotics . So if you smoke it, you're a criminal and if you compete with a narcotics giant, then too they sue you; whose system is this? To whose benefit? https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210917005504/en/N2-Packaging-Systems-LLC-expands-its-global-patent-portfolio-for-cannabis-packaging. #patent #monopoly #protectionism

N2 Packaging Systems, LLC expands its global patent portfolio for cannabis packaging.

N2 Packaging Systems, LLC expands global patent portfolio for cannabis packaging. N2 is awarded patent in Canada for proprietary packaging solution.

This article makes the mistake or the lie that #patents are "rights", but then again it's just a #propagandamill of a British law firm that profits from #litigation and #monopoly #protectionism https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/court-clarifies-law-on-pharma-patent-claims

Court clarifies law on pharma patent claims

Pharmaceutical manufacturers that claim patent rights over multiple compounds on the basis of a general formula will welcome a new ruling by the Court of Appeal in London, experts in patent litigation have said.

Quit allowing the #litigation giants (and oligarchs they front for) paint their #Monopolies and #Protectionism with the "tolerance" brush. All that #greenwashing and #pinkwashing harms those who serve the REAL causes.

Today's #patent system is no longer about #innovation but #protectionism for large companies with tons of lousy and #fakepatents that favour a side with more legal budget https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/08/our-patent-system-is-broken-it-could-be-stifling-innovation/ #bezos like it as it is and controls this publication

British government, likely in the pockets of the #litigation and #protectionism #cartel , misuses triple #propaganda terms like "intellectual property rights" (they are neither property nor rights, often not intellectual either) ttps://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/facts-and-figures-patents-trade-marks-and-designs-data-2020/facts-and-figures-patent-trade-mark-design-and-hearing-data-2020

Facts and figures: patent, trade mark, design and hearing data: 2020