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103 NTNU professors sign petition against boycott

125 NTNU employees, out of which 72 are full professors and 31 are associate professors, have signed the anti-boycott petition, which was initiated by Mr. Bjørn Alsberg . See here for a tally from  a few days back.

The question is, is this an example of the awesome power of the “Israel-lobby”, or is it an example of the power of the decency of the common Norwegian academic?

We shall have the leave the decision on this to Akersgata – Norway’s Fleet Street.


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