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SIMILARITIES BETWEEN 2019 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA BDS RESOLUTION AND OTHER RESOLUTIONS

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution highlights Israel’s “human rights violations within Israel/Palestine” that have been recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, and others, similar to the BDS resolutions introduced Tufts University (2017)

UCSB Resolution Tufts BDS Resolution WHEREAS: The human rights violations WHEREAS Israel has forcibly removed and within Israel/Palestine has been recognized continues to remove Palestinians from their within several supranational bodies including homes and land, continues to build illegal by United Nations General Assembly, the settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, United Nations Security Council, and the and has been condemned by the International United Nations Human Rights Council, Court of Justice, the UN General Assembly, among others, and the UN Security Council

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution highlights criticisms that target several companies for violating the “universal right ‘to life, liberty, and security of person”, education, privacy, along with not being “arbitrarily deprived of property,” based on the UN Declaration of Human Rights, similar to BDS resolutions introduced at UC Santa Barbara (2018), Ohio State University (2018), University of Maryland (2017), Northeastern University (2016), Northwestern University (2016), University of Michigan (2016).

UC Santa Barbara BDS Resolution UC Santa Barbara (2018) WHEREAS: Boeing, CNH Industrial, WHEREAS: Cemex, CNH Industrial, United Caterpillar, Cemex, General Dynamics, Technologies Corporation, Valero Energy, L- General Electric, L-3 Technologies, Lockheed 3 Technologies, General Dynamics, General Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Siemens, United Technologies Corporation, Grumman, have violated the universal right and Valero Energy, have violated the “to life, liberty, and security of person;” “to universal right “to life, liberty, and security of education;” to “privacy, family [and] home;” person;” “to education;” to “privacy, family “to own property, and …[not to] be arbitrarily [and] home;” “to own property, and …[not to] deprived of property” as stated in the UN be arbitrarily deprived of property” as stated Declaration of Human Rights; in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Ohio State University Whereas G4S, Caterpillar, and HP profit from and enable violations of the universal rights to 21 life, liberty, property, education, privacy and security of person University of Maryland WHEREAS, the Africa Israel Group and its subsidiary Danya Cebus, BAE Systems, Bank Hapoalmin, Bank Leumi, Boeing, Caterpillar, Cellcom Israel, Cement Roadstone Holdings, Cemex, Dexia Israel, Elbit Systems, the First International Bank of Israel, G4S, General Dynamics, General Electric, Heidelberg Cement, Hewlett-Packard,, Lockheed Martin, Magal Security Systems, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, Motorola Solutions, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, United Technologies, profit from violating the universal rights “to life, liberty, and security of person;” “to education;” to “privacy, family [and] home;” “to own property, and ...[not to] be arbitrarily deprived of property”, thus violating the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment Northeastern University WHEREAS: Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, Raytheon and Motorola Solutions have violated the universal right “to life, liberty, and security of person;” “to education;” to “privacy, family [and] home;” “to own property, and ...[not to] be arbitrarily deprived of property” Northwestern University WHEREAS, G4S, the Corrections Corporation of America and the GEO group, have violated the universal right “to life, liberty, and security of person;” “to education;” to “privacy, family [and] home;” “to own property, and ...[not to] be arbitrarily deprived of property”; University of Michigan WHEREAS, Boeing, G4S, Hewlett-Packard, and United Technologies have violated the 92 universal right “to life, liberty, and security of person;” “to education;” to “privacy, family [and] home;” “to own property, and ...[not to] be arbitrarily deprived of property”

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution highlights criticism leveled against Israel by the International Court of Justice, similar to BDS resolutions introduced at other campuses, including UC Santa Barbara (2018), University of Maryland (2018), George Washington University (2018), Ohio State University (2018), Tufts University (2017), UC Santa Barbara (2017), University of Chicago (2016), and Indiana-University-Purdue- University of Indianapolis (2016).

UC Santa Barbara BDS Resolution UC Santa Barbara (2018) WHEREAS: Caterpillar has provided WHEREAS: Caterpillar has provided engineering tools routinely used in the engineering tools routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes, refugee demolition of Palestinian homes, refugee camps, water cisterns, and agricultural fields camps, water cisterns, and agricultural fields in the West Bank and Gaza … and bulldozers in the West Bank and Gaza , , and bulldozers used to expand illegal settlements and to used to expand illegal settlements and to construct the Separation Wall and military construct the Separation Wall and military checkpoints throughout the West Bank, which checkpoints throughout the West Bank, which have been ruled to be in violation of have been ruled to be in violation of international law in the International Court of international law in the International Court of Justice’s 2004 Advisory Opinion Justice’s 2004 Advisory Opinion University of Maryland WHEREAS, Caterpillar has violated these human rights by continually providing engineering tools and bulldozers routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes, refugee camps, water cisterns, and agricultural fields in the West Bank and Gaza, and by providing bulldozers used to expand illegal settlements and to construct the Separation Wall and checkpoints throughout the West Bank which have been ruled to be in violation of international law in the International Court of Justice’s 2004 Advisory Opinion George Washington University WHEREAS: Elbit Systems Ltd. Is an international defense and electronics company headquartered in Israel, and is one of the largest weapons supplier and surveillance systems for the Israeli government. Elbit is one of the main suppliers of surveillance technology for the separation wall in the occupied West Bank, a wall which the International Court of Justice has called a violation of human rights Ohio State University Whereas the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has declared the establishment and further expansion of Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, as well as the creation and utilization of the Apartheid Wall which divides Palestinian land, illegal according to international law Tufts University WHEREAS Israel has forcibly removed and continues to remove Palestinians from their homes and land, continues to build illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian territory, and has been condemned by the International Court of Justice, the UN General Assembly, and the UN Security Council UC Santa Barbara (2017) WHEREAS: according to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), “the construction by Israel of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and its associated regime are contrary to international law University of Chicago WHEREAS, according to “Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,” a 2004 declaration by the International Court of Justice regarding the Israeli Apartheid Wall, “The construction of the wall being built by Israel, the occupying Power, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, and its associated regime, are contrary to international law” Indiana-University-Purdue-University of Indianapolis (IUPUI) WHEREAS, Israeli government violations of human rights and international law have been recognized and condemned by the international community including by the UN General Assembly in dozens of resolutions (i.e.,259, 316, 446, 452, 465, 468-469, 471, 476, 592, 605, 607, 608, 636, 641, 672, 673, 681, 694, 726, 799, etc.); by the UN Security Council; by the International Court of Justice’s 2004 Advisory Opinion on the Route of the Separation Barrier in the West Bank; and by the Human Rights Council Fact- Finding Mission to Gaza, among others

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution makes accusations against Caterpillar for providing “tools routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes,” similar to accusations found in BDS resolutions introduced at UC Santa Barbara (2018), City University of New York (2018), New York University (2018), University of Maryland (2017), CSU East Bay (2017), George Washington University (2017), Ohio State University (2017), Northeastern University (2017), Indiana-University-Purdue-University of Indianapolis (2016), Ohio State University (2016), University of Indianapolis (2016), and San Jose State University (2016).

WHEREAS, Palestinians living in the West Bank must acquire building permits from Israel for any construction or repair project. Between 2010-2014, Israel accepted a mere 1.5% of applications. Palestinians are thus forced to build homes and other infrastructure without permits. These structures are under constant threat of Israeli demolition.

WHEREAS, the 2003 death of US citizen and activist Rachel Corrie was the result of a US manufactured and supplied Caterpillar D9 bulldozer being utilized to demolish a Palestinian home in Gaza. While 23-year old Corrie was wearing a fluorescent orange vest and clearly visible to IDF soldiers, the bulldozer continued to drive over her, crushing Corrie’s body to death;

WHEREAS, the IDF killed Muhammad al- Faqih in 2016 after he refused to leave his home that was set for demolition. An anti- tank missile was fired at his home, followed by a Caterpillar excavator demolishing what was left of the building. The excavator was also used in carrying al-Faqih’s body from the rubble;

WHEREAS, Caterpillar Inc. has been warned by the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights about its sales to the IDF, pointing to their use of demolishing Palestinian villages, actions deemed internationally illegal by the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 in 2016 University of Maryland WHEREAS, Caterpillar has violated these human rights by continually providing engineering tools and bulldozers routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes, refugee camps, water cisterns, and agricultural fields in the West Bank and Gaza, and by providing bulldozers used to expand illegal settlements and to construct the Separation Wall and checkpoints throughout the West Bank which have been ruled to be in violation of international law in the International Court of Justice’s 2004 Advisory Opinion CSU East Bay WHEREAS, Caterpillar is responsible for supplying Israel with D9 bulldozers, which are used by the governing regime to demolish Palestinian homes and violate human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories George Washington University WHEREAS: Caterpillar Inc. provides the State of Israel with CAT D-9 bulldozers, a military vehicle used to demolish Palestinian homes. These demolition orders are almost exclusively issued to clear land for Israeli settlements, with only 2% of home demolitions being ordered for security reasons according to the Israeli government. Palestinians must apply to the Israeli government to get a building permit, 98.5% of which are denied. As a result of these practices, an epidemic of homelessness exists among the Palestinians. Both the demolition of Palestinian homes and the construction of settlements were found to be illegal under international law, in violation of Article 49 and Article 53 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, respectively. According to the United Nations Ohio State University (2017) Whereas Caterpillar enables the violation of the human rights by providing the tools and equipment routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes, refugee camps, water infrastructure, and agricultural lands in the West Bank and Gaza, and

Whereas the demolition of homes, basic infrastructure and sources of livelihoods devastate Palestinian families and communities, inflicting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder upon children and adolescents Northeastern University WHEREAS, Caterpillar provides engineering tools and bulldozers routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank and Gaza, and Caterpillar’s products facilitate and profit from the expansion and construction of illegal, segregated and Jewish- only settlements in the West Bank IU – Purdue University of Indianapolis (IUPUI) WHEREAS, Caterpillar has violated these rights by continually providing engineering tools and bulldozers routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes, refugee camps, water cisterns, and agricultural fields in the West Bank and Gaza, and by providing bulldozers used to expand illegal settlements throughout the West Bank Ohio State University (2016) Whereas Caterpillar has violated these rights by providing engineering tools and bulldozers used to expand settlements, construct the Separation Wall throughout the West Bank and routinely demolish Palestinian homes, refugee camps, water cisterns, and agricultural fields in the West Bank and Gaza Strip University of Indianapolis WHEREAS, Caterpillar has violated these rights by continually providing engineering tools and bulldozers routinely used in the demolition of Palestinian homes, refugee camps, water cisterns, and agricultural fields in the West Bank and Gaza, and by providing bulldozers used to expand illegal settlements throughout the West Bank San Jose State University WHEREAS, Caterpillar is responsible for supplying Israel with D9 bulldozers which are used by the governing regime, to demolish Palestinian homes and violate human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territories

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution makes accusations against Northrop Grumman for providing technical support Israel’s Air Force, similar to those found in BDS resolutions at UC Santa Barbara (2018), City University of New York (2018), and University of Chicago (2016).

UC Santa Barbara BDS Resolution UC Santa Barbara WHEREAS: In 2002, Northrop Grumman WHEREAS: In 2002, Northrop Grumman signed a 23-year, $487 million deal to provide signed a 23-year, $487 million deal to provide the U.S., Israel, and other countries with F-16 the U.S., Israel, and 15 other countries with F- fire-control radar engineering services, 16 fire-control radar engineering services, replacement parts, and technical support - all replacement parts, and technical support - all of which have been used during the 2006 of which have been used during the 2006 Lebanon War, 2008-9 Gaza War (Operation Lebanon War, 2008-9 Gaza War (Operation Cast Lead) , Operation Pillar of Defence in Cast Lead), Operation Pillar of Defence in 2012, and Operation Protective Edge in 2014 2012, and Operation Protective Edge in 2014 City University of New York WHEREAS, Northrop Grumman supplies the Israeli army with the Longbow System, radar engineering services and technical support for F-15 and F-16 jets, as well as the LITENING targeting pod-a weapons laser navigation system, all which have been used to disproportionately target Palestinian civilians University of Chicago WHEREAS, Northrop Grumman collaborates with Lockheed Martin in producing aircraft by providing the multimode radar that provides for high- resolution ground mapping, with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman also produces the Longbow System which, when installed in an Apache helicopter, greatly enhances the Apache’s lethality, and which includes fire control radar and the Hellfire Missile, and in 2000 and 2001, Congress was notified of more than $500 million and $509 million respectively in pending Apache Longbow attack helicopter sales, which were used in the most recent assault on Gaza

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution makes similar accusations against Lockheed Martin for providing Israel F-16 fighter jets, missiles, and helicopter parts, similar to accusations found in BDS resolutions on UC Santa Barbara (2018), City University of New York (2018), New York University (2018), George Washington University (2017), Ohio State University (2017), and University of Indianapolis (2016).

UC Santa Barbara BDS Resolution UC Santa Barbara WHEREAS: Lockheed Martin serves as one WHEREAS: Lockheed Martin has served as of the world’s largest arms manufacturers and one of the world’s largest arms manufacturers provided the Israeli military with F-16 fighter and has provided the Israeli military with F- jets, Longbow Hellfire missiles, and AH-64 16 fighter jets, Longbow Hellfire missiles, Apache Longbow helicopter parts, in and AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter parts, collaboration with Northrop Grumman and in collaboration with Northrop Grumman and other weapons companies, along with other weapons companies, along with associated training and maintenance that were associated training and maintenance that were then used in the aforementioned military then used in the aforementioned military operations that resulted in major loss of life operations that resulted in major loss of life within the Occupied Palestinian Territories within the Occupied Palestinian Territories City University of New York WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin is the single largest U.S. provider for the Israeli armaments industry, that provides Israel with F-16 fighter jets, Longbow Hellfire missiles, and AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter parts along with training and maintenance for the purpose of conducting aerial strikes against civilian homes, which were recorded and described by independent human rights organizations following the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza New York University WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin is the world’s largest defense contractor and states on its website that it is “proud of the significant role it has fulfilled in the security of the State of Israel”; WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin manufactures the F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Jet combat aircraft and sells them to Israel;

WHEREAS, Lockheed F-16 fighter jets were widely used in Israel’s 2006 invasion of Lebanon to spray cluster bombs on civilian populations. According to the Human Rights Watch, Israeli warplanes launched 7,000 bombs and missile strikes in Lebanon, and the conflict resulted in at least 1,109 Lebanese deaths, the majority of whom were civilians;

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WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin F-16 jets, Apache helicopters, Sa’ar ships, and other weapon systems with engines manufactured by General Electric have been used repeatedly in Israeli attacks on densely populated civilian areas, resulting in thousands of civilian casualties in Lebanon, the West Bank, and Gaza; George Washington University WHEREAS: Lockheed Martin manufactures the F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighter Jet and sells it to the State of Israel. The Raytheon Company builds air-to-ground missiles that are used by the F-16. The F-16’s missiles are guided by The Boeing Company’s JDAM system, a missile guidance system. Elbit Systems Ltd. provides avionics packages and cockpit and structural modifications for Israeli F-16s.

WHEREAS: The F-16 has been deliberately used to kill Palestinian civilians. On 6 January 2009, an F-16 fired a guided missile at the home of al-Daya family, killing 22 people including 12 children under the age of ten. Ohio State University Whereas Lockheed-Martin and Raytheon supply the government of Saudi Arabia with arms and weapons for their brutal war in Yemen despite strong evidence of human rights abuses University of Indianapolis WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest arms manufacturer, supplies Israel with F-16 fighter jets, Longbow Hellfire Missiles, and AH -64 Apache helicopter parts, which were the main weapons used in the assault on Gaza

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution makes similar accusations against Boeing for providing Israel’s military with helicopters, jets, and munitions, similar to criticisms found in BDS resolutions at George Washington University (2018), City University of New York (2018), University of Chicago (2016), University of Michigan (2016), Indiana-University- Purdue-University of Indianapolis (2016), and University of Indianapolis (2016)

UC Santa Barbara BDS Resolution George Washington University WHEREAS: Boeing provided the Israeli WHEREAS: Boeing manufactures AH-64 military with AH-64 Apache helicopters, F-15 Apache helicopters, F-15 Eagle fighter jets, fighter jets , Hellfire missiles , MK-84 2000- MK84 2000-lb bombs, Joint Direct Attack lb bombs , MK-82 500-lb bombs , and Joint Munitions (JDAM) kits, and the Harpoon sea- Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) kits that to-sea missile system for Israel; the AH- turn bombs into “smart” GPS-equipped 64D’s engine, the T700, is built by General guided bombs that were then used in the Electric; the AH-64D’s weapons guidance aforementioned military operations that system and the AN/APG-78 are built by resulted in major loss of life within the Northrop Grumman; the AH-64D is armed Occupied Palestinian Territories with the AGM-114 Hellfire missile produced by Lockheed Martin;

WHEREAS: Weapons manufactured by the Boeing Company were used against civilians in Gaza in 2014; following the assault on Gaza, Boeing received an $82 million contract to continue supplying bomb guiding systems to the Israeli military; City University of New York WHEREAS, Boeing-the world’s second largest arms supplier -delivers Hellfire missiles, F-15Eagle fighter jets, AH-64 Apache helicopters, MK 84 2000-lb bombs, and Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to the Israeli military that according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Israel used to kill 2192 Palestinians in 2014 University of Chicago WHEREAS, Boeing is the second largest arms supplier worldwide and supplies aircraft, missiles, and weapons used to attack Palestinians in the occupied territories and resulting in the death of many civilians, including the 2014 summer assault on Gaza which, according to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, damaged or destroyed over 144 kindergartens, killed 2,205 Palestinians, displaced over 500,000, and left 108,000 homeless University of Michigan WHEREAS, Boeing “has been a major supplier of the F-15 Eagle and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to Israel. These aircrafts have been used to attack Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, resulting in many civilian casualties. Boeing makes missile systems, F-15 software, Apache Helicopters, and Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), a guided air-to-surface weapon” IU – Purdue University of Indianapolis WHEREAS, Boeing, the second largest arms supplier worldwide, provides Israel with F- 15A Fighter jets and Apache AH 64 helicopters which were used in the assault on Gaza this summer University of Indianapolis WHEREAS, Boeing, the second largest arms supplier worldwide, provides Israel with F- 15A Fighter jets and Apache AH 64 helicopters which were used in the assault on Gaza in the summer of 2014

The 2019 UC Santa Barbara BDS resolution makes similar accusations against General Electric for providing components to helicopters “used in aerial assaults on the Palestinian people,” similar to accusations made in BDS resolutions at UC Santa Barbara (2018), City University of New York (2018), New York University (2018), and University of Chicago (2016).

UC Santa Barbara BDS Resolution UC Santa Barbara WHEREAS: General Electric supplies T700 WHEREAS: General Electric supplies T700 turboshaft engines for the AH-64 Apache turboshaft engines for the AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter which was used in aerial Longbow helicopter which was used in aerial assaults on the Palestinian people assaults on the Palestinian people City University of New York WHEREAS, General Electric is a corporation that provides engines to Israel’s primary air and naval military platforms, including T700-GE-700 engines in theUH-60 Black Hawk, T700-GE-701 engines for Boeing A-64 Apache helicopters, and the CH- 53D/E engine in the CH-53 Heavy Lift helicopter New York University WHEREAS, General Electric (GE) engines are used in Israel’s primary air and naval military platforms, including the engines in Apache helicopters and F-16 and F-15 fighter jets and the gas turbine for Israel’s naval missile ship, the Sa’ar 5 University of Chicago WHEREAS, General Electric Corporation supplies the propulsion system for Apache helicopters used to attack Palestinian towns and refugee camps and possesses contracts to sell engines for military aircraft and contracts for engineering support and testing