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“This House Believes in an Academic Boycott of Israel” LSE Thurday 13 Jan

For:  Dr. John Chalcraft

Arguing in favour of the motion will be Dr. Chalcraft, who having studied at Cambridge, Harvard and Oxford, gained a doctorate with distinction in the modern history of the Middle East in 2001. He is currently a reader in the History and Politics of Empire/Imperialism in the Department of Government at the LSE.

Against: Prof. Daniel Hochhauser

Arguing against the motion will be Professor Hochhauser, who is Kathleen Ferrier Professor of Medical Oncology at UCL. He is a consultant medical oncologist at UCLH specialising in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer.

For tickets email Su.Soc.Israel@lse.ac.uk by 6pm tomorrow (12th January)

Do go along and give Daniel, and the anti-boycotters at LSE some support.

A joint event hosted by the LSESU Israel Society and LSESU Palestine

6 pm – 7.30 pm
Thursday 13th January 2011
Old building, Old Theatre, LSE

debate poster