Qui di seguito la lettera-appello inviata dagli scienziati e ricercatori europei a Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Commissario europeo per la Ricerca, l’Innovazione e la Scienza:
I programmi di ricerca dell’Unione Europea sono diventati meccanismi chiave per il finanziamento della ricerca e lo scambio di conoscenze. Sfortunatamente la partecipazione a questi programmi di compagnie private israeliane coinvolte attivamente in violazioni del diritto internazionale compromette sia la reputazione di questi programmi che gli scopi dichiarati dell’Unione Europea e degli stati membri.
Ahava DSL è una compagnia privata israeliana di cosmetici con sede in, e parzialmente di proprietà del consiglio di un insediamento israeliano illegale nei Territori palestinesi occupati. Attraverso la sua partecipazione al Settimo Programma Quadro dell’Unione Europea (FP7), Ahava DSL ha ricevuto €1.08 milioni di fondi europei per la ricerca dal 2008(1). A dispetto delle preoccupazioni sollevate da Membri del Parlamento Europeo e dalla società civile, e delle assicurazioni agli organi di stampa che avrebbe affrontato la questione della partecipazione dell’Ahava, la Commissione Europea ha appena autorizzato Ahava DSL a partecipare ad un nuovo consorzio di progetto che riceverà €3.49 milioni di fondi dell’Unione Europea (2).
Altri due partecipanti a progetti FP7, l’Elbit Systems e l’Israeli Aerospace Industries, giocano un ruolo attivo nella costruzione e nel mantenimento del Muro di separazione israeliano, che è stato dichiarato illegale dalla Corte Internazionale di Giustizia nel 2004 (3).
L’articolo 3 del trattato di Lisbona obbliga l’Unione Europea alla tutela dei diritti umani e al rispetto rigoroso e allo sviluppo del diritto internazionale in tutte le relazioni esterne.
Il permettere la partecipazione a progetti FP7 di compagnie di che sono attivamente coinvolte in, e che aiutano e assistono a gravi violazioni del diritto internazionale, e sostengono che tali azioni sono legali, fa sì che l’Unione Europea affidi risorse a compagnie sulle quali non può fare affidamento per un uso in accordo con i propri obblighi legali.
Gli accademici e le istituzioni che partecipano ai programmi di ricerca dell’Unione Europea dipendono dal buon giudizio della Commissione Europea. Includere compagnie come Ahava DSL ed Elbit Systems nella lista dei partner di ricerca approvati, l’Unione Europea finisce per raccomandare compagnie implicate in violazioni del diritto internazionale e con ciò espone accademici ed istituzioni a rischi economici e per la loro reputazione.
Come sostenitori di una giusta pace tra Israele e i Palestinesi basata sul diritto internazionale, ci appelliamo alla Commissione Europea per escludere questo genere di compagnie ed istituzioni dall’accesso a fondi dell’Unione Europea e di introdurre una nuova legislazione che prevenga dal farlo in futuro. Violazioni del diritto internazionale e dei diritti umani universali sicuramente continueranno finché istituzioni come l’Unione Europea accorderanno finanziamenti a coloro che li perpetrano.
In fede,
Nils Aarsæther, University of Tromsø, Norway
Paul Aarts, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ahmed Abbes, CNRS, France
Zohair Abu Shaban, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Gilbert Achcar, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
Daniel Adam, Philosopher, France
Nadje Al-Ali, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
Mateo Alaluf, Belgium
Blake Alcott, UK
Lori Allen, University of Cambridge, UK
Vanja Alling, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway
Ann-Kristin Alseth, Norway
Carlo Amirante, Università Federico II Napoli, Italy
Giuseppe Antonio Di Marco, Storia della filosofia, Italy
Giuseppe Aragno, Università “Federico II” di Napoli, Italy
Efrén Areskurrinaga, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Jon Arrizabalaga, IMF-CSIC, Spain
Dina Bacalexi, CNRS, France
Mona Baker, University of Manchester, UK
Andrea Balduzzi, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
Etienne Balibar, Université de Paris-Ouest, France
Franca Balsamo, University of Turin, Italy
Angelo Baracca, University of Florence, Italy
Javier Barreda Sureda, Universidad de Alicante, SpainIsaías Barreñada, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Spain
Aitor Bengoetxea, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Rudolf Bkourche, Université Lille 1, France
Sue Blackwell, Language Consultancy Desk, UK
Gianfranco Borrelli, Storia delle dottrine politiche, Italy
Jean-Pierre Boudine, France
Glenn Bowman, University of Kent, UK
Bill Bowring, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Robert Boyce, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Marco Bozzo, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
Vincenzo Brandi, Agency for New Technologies, Italy
Bob Brecher, University of Brighton, UK
Daniela Bredi, Università La Sapienza di Roma, Italy
Haim Bresheeth, University of East London, UK
Renato Briganti, Università Federico II Napoli, Italy
Christopher Burns-Cox, Emeritus Consultant Physician, UK
Ray Bush, University of Leeds, UK
Irene Calis, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Arantza Campos, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Diana Carminati, University of Turin, Italy
Marina Carter, University of Edinburgh, UK
James Carr, University of Limerick, Ireland
Kathleen Cavanaugh, Irish Centre for Human Rights, Ireland
Iain Chambers, Università Napoli ‘L’Orientale’, Italy
Christiane Charretton, France
Rachel Cohen, University of Surrey, UK
Peter Collins, St. Mary’s University College Belfast, UK
Francesco Cornacchia, Università “Aldo Moro” di Bari, ItalyAmedeo Cottino, University of Turin, Italy
Lidia Curti, Università di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’, Italy
Mike Cushman, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Lise Dalby, Sør Trøndelag University College, Norway
Simone D’Alessandro, University of Pisa, Italy
Dr Marc David, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Eric David, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Sonia Dayan-Herzbrun, Université de Paris-7, France
Marc de Broe, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Lieven De Cauter, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Herman De Ley, Universiteit Gent, Belgium
Olivier De Schutter, Centre de Philosophie du Droit, Belgium
Patrick Deboosere, Department of Sociology, Belgium
Pascal Debruyne, Univerisiteit Gent, Belgium
Adele Del Guercio, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”, Italy
Dominique Delande, CNRS, France
Federico Della Valle, University of Trieste, Italy
Claude Denisse, Agro Paris-Tech, France
Maria d’Erme, Department of Biochemical Sciences, Italy
Karel Dobbelaere, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven en Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Andrea Domenici, University of Pisa, Italy
Lars Drake, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Alfonso Dubois, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
John Dugard, Leiden University, Netherlands
Hans Ebbing, University of Bergen, Norway
Bertil Egerö, Lund University, Sweden
Ivar Ekeland, former President of Université Paris-Dauphine, France
Lars Ekstrand, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyZohair EL Gharras, Université de Rouen, France
Ingunn Elstad, University of Tromsø, Norway
Nina Emaus, University of Tromsø, Norway
Jan Engelen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Belgium
Palle Erben Jørgensen, Sør Trøndelag University College, Norway
Rafael Escudero, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain
Luc Everley, Agro Paris-Tech, France
Giuseppi Ferraro, Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy
Gaetano Fiore, Università “Federico II” di Napoli, France
Peter Fletcher, Keele University, UK
Dagfinn Føllesdal, University of Oslo, Norway
Lars Forsberg, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Giorgio Forti, Université de Milan, Italy
Benjamin Fortna, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
Marie-Paule Fristot, Enseignante, France
Philippe Fritsch, Enseignant, France
Sancia Gaetani, Istituto Naz Ricerca Alimenti e Nutrizione , Italy
Claire Gallen, Université Montpellier 3, France
Philip Gilligan, University of Bradford, UK
Luz Gomez García, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Marcial Gondar Portosany, Universida de de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Luc Goossens, ImaMS, Belgium
Hector Grad, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Sweden
Michel Gros, Université Rennes 1, France
Alain Guénoche, CNRS, France
Luis Guridi, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, KTH, Sweden
Jeff Handmaker, Human Rights and Development, NetherlandsBarbara Harrell-Bond, University of Oxford, UK
Michael Harris, Université Paris 7, France
Laia Haurie, Université Polytechnique de Catalogne, France
Odile Helier, France
Kirsti Henriksen, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Norway
Aitor Hernández, Public Policies and Government Institute (IGOP), Spain
Juan Hernández, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Luisa Hirschbein, CNRS, France
Dr Aggie Hirst, University of Leeds, UK
Goretti Horgan, University of Ulster, UK
Richard Hudson, University College London, UK
Oddmar Iversen, Sør Trøndelag University College, Norway
Ferran Izquierdo, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Omar Jabary Salamanca, Ghent University, Belgium
Gunnar Jacks, KTH, Sweden
Nicole Kahn, France
Ghada Karmi, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, UK
Mehrnaz Katouzian-Safadi, CNRS, France
Adah Kay, The City University, London, UK
Paul Keleman, University of Manchester, UK
Dr Brian Kelly, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Laleh Khalili, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
David W. Kidner, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Annette Klepzig, Heidelberg University, Federal Republic of Germany
Hélène Korb, France
Dennis Kortheuer, California State University, Long Beach, USA
Thierry Labica, Université de Nanterre, France
Mertxe Larrañaga, University of the Basque Country, Basque CountryEider Larrazabal, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Delphine Lautier, Université Paris-Dauphine, France
Zoë Lawlor, University of Limerick, Ireland
Béatrice Le Prioux, France
Les Levidow, Open University, UK
Morten Levin, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Malcolm Levitt, University of Southampton and Friend of the Royal Society, UK
Jean-Marc Levy-Leblond, Université de Nice, France
Matthias Lievens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Ramón Lopez-Suevoz Fernández, Universidad Santiago de Compostela – Galizia, Spain
Yosefa Loshitzky, University of East London, UK
Domenico Losurdo, Università di Urbino, Italy
Fred Louckx, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Michael Loughlin, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Peder M. Lysestøl, Sør Trøndelag University College, Norway
Moshé Machover, Kings College London, UK
Mauro Maggi, Istituto Italiano di Studi Orientali, Belgium
Paola Manduca, DISTAV, Italy
Raphael Manlay, Agro Paris-Tech, France
Zesar Martínez, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Dina Matar, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
Chantal Meloni, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Alessandra Mezzadri, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
Tariq Modood, Briston University, UK
Siri Moe, University of Tromsø, Norway
José Luis Moraguès, Montpellier UM3, France
Jacques Moriau, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Sergio Morra, Università degli Studi di Genova, ItalyJean-Hugues Morneau, Université Joseph Fourier, France
Javier Moya García, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Martha Mundy, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Stefano Nanni, Università di Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum, Italy
Mica Nava, University of East London, UK
Ketil Normann, University of Tromsø, Norway
Dr Ouali Nouria, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Francesca Odone, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
Joseph Oesterlé, Université Paris 6, France
Josiane Olff-Nathan, France
Perrine Olff-Rastegar, France
Umberto Oreste, Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine CNR, Italy
Paola Orsatti, Università La Sapienza di Roma, Italy
David Pegg, University of York, UK
Carmen Perez Gonzalez, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain
Guy Perrier, Université de Lorraine, France
Antonello Petrillo, Università degli Studi S.O. Benincasa, Italy
Elisabeth Picard, CNRS, France
Eva Pisano, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
Rossana Platone, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy
Nicola Pratt, University of Warwick, UK
M.A. Qavi, UK
Naomi Ramírez Diaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Shalini Randeria, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Rupert Read, University of East Anglia, UK
Matthias Reichl, Begegnungszentrum fuer active Gewaltlosigkeit, Austria
Luc Reychler, International Relations and European Policy, Belgium
Hermann Riess, Electro Riess Company, AustriaValentina Ripa, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy
Frank Roels, Ghent University, Belgium
Caroline Rooney, University of Kent, UK
Hilary Rose, Gresham College London, UK
Steven Rose, The Open University, UK
Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Henri Rossi, France
Giampiero Ruani, Institute of Nanostructured Materials (CNR-ISMN), Italy
Marina Rui, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
Pierre Scharpira, Université Paris 6, France
Andrea Schenone, Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
Christiane Schomblond, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Lionel Schwartz, Université Paris 13, France
Richard Seaford, University of Exeter, UK
Ur Shlonsky, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Ludi Simpson, University of Manchester, UK
Subir Sinha, School of African and Oriental Studies, UK
Tore Sivertsen, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway
Knut Skjærvold, Sør Trøndelag University College, Norway
Eystein Skjerve, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway
Hilary Smith, Bradford University, UK
Elvira Souto, Universidad Santiago de Compostela – Galizia, Spain
Richard Stainton, UK
Eric Steegmans, Departement Computerwetenschappen, Belgium
Angelo Stefanini MD, Centre for International Health, Italy
Alexis Tadié, Université Paris 7, France
Rabah Tahraoui, Université de Rouen, France
Carlos Taibo, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, SpainAina Tarabini, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
James Tarlton, University of Oxford, UK
Ruth Tenne, H.M. Civil Service, UK
Tiziana Terranova, Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’, Italy
Erika Torres Terrazas, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid,
Gérard Toulouse, Académie des Sciences, France
Julian Townshend, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Vincenzo Tradardi, Università di Parma, Italy
Dick Urban Vestbro, School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Sweden
Arantza Urkaregi, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Gie van den Berghe, Universiteit Gent, Belgium
Bernard Vandenbunder, CNRS, France
Christian Vandermotten, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Gianni Vattimo, University of Turin, Italy
Agustin Velloso, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia – UNED, Spain
Dominique Ventre, Telecom-Paris Tech, France
Gerd von der Lippe, Telemark University College, Norway
Liliane Voyé, Université Catholoique de Louvain, Belgium
Sean Wallis, University College London, UK
Dror Warschawsi, CNRS, France
Peter Waterman, Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands
Robert Wintemute, Kings College London, UK
Patrick Wolfe, La Trobe University, Australia
Hathem Zaag, CNRS, France
Patxi Zabalo, University of the Basque Country, Basque Country
Karim Zahidi, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Carl Zaisser, Austria
Federico Zanetti, Università di Perugia, ItalyMarco Zannetti, Università di Salerno, Italy
Dubravka Zarkov, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Liesbeth Zegveld, Netherlands
Ettore Zerbino MD, Roma, Italy
Slavoj Zizek, Philosopher, France
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Anthony Tirado Chase, Occidental College, LA, US
Antony Davies, Zambia School of Medicine, Zambia
Sondra Hale, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Charles Harb, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Samuel Noumoff, McGill University, Canada
Rosemary Sayigh, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Kamalain Sha’ath, The Islamic University – Gaza, Gaza
Note:
(1) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAllAnswers.do?reference=P-2011-006190&;language=EN
http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP7_PROJ_EN&;QZ_WEBSRCH=ahava&QM_PJA=&USR_SORT=EN_QVD+CHAR+DESC
(2) http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/rcn/103074_en.html
(3) http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/pdf/contributions/post/palestinian_territory/stop_the_wall_campaign.pdf
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