At the same time, I refuse to be cowed by invocations about the 'sanctity' of academia. More than everbefore, universities help to reproduce the power structures of their societies; they are a potent source ofideologies of imperialism, race and class exploitation. Israeli universities are no exception. Through theirlinks with the military, the political parties, the media and the economy, they have helped to construct,sustain, and justify the Apartheid. I might have hesitated in adding my name to the boycott if I knew thatIsraeli academics had taken the lead in organizing rallies, in organizing sit-ins, and passing resolutionsprotesting the Occupation, or that they had refused to work on projects that serve the Occupation. To thecontrary, Israeli academia, on the whole, has shown that it is a party to the Occupation.