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Collaborated extensively with Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) and between 2008 and 2021 applied for a UK export license to sell weapons to Israel ¹

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I.e. Google, developer of cloud computing infrastructure and facial recognition technology reportedly used by the Israeli military for mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, in apparent violation of Google's own policies ²

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Named in the UN Database for complicity activities in Israel’s illegal settlements⁴

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Previously known as TASER International, manufacturer of weapons and surveillance technology used by the Israeli military and police against Palestinian civilians and by police, prison, immigration, and military agencies in the US and worldwide³

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The world's sixth largest weapons manufacturer, producer of military equipment extensively used by Israel in Gaza, including M109 howitzers involved in white phosphorous attacks and components for F-15, F-16, and F-35 fighter jets⁶

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Named in the UN Database for complicity activities in Israel’s illegal settlements⁵

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Decades-long supplier of D9 armoured bulldozers routinely used by the Israeli military to demolish Palestinian homes and civilian infrastructure, documented since October 2023 in use for carrying out mass demolitions, clearing the path for ground invasions, raiding hospitals, and crushing Palestinians to death ⁸

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The fourth-largest weapons manufacturer globally, produces F-15 fighter jets and Apache AH-64 attack helicopters extensively used by the Israeli Air Force in attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, as well as JDAM “precision-bomb” kits used in multiple strikes against Palestinian civilian targets ⁷

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Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, one of the primary suppliers of weapons and surveillance systems to the Israeli military, including Skylark and Hermes military UAV drones, which form the majority of Israel’s fleet of large drones and have been used extensively in Gaza ¹⁰

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Supplier of the hardware powering the Israeli military's central data center ⁹

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31^st-largest weapons manufacturer globally, including of engines, electric power and mechanical systems, and components integrated into the Israeli military's fighter jets, attack helicopters, and surveillance aircraft – often gifted to Israel through the US government's Foreign Military Financing program ¹²

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The world's fifth largest weapons manufacturer, provides Israel with essential military hardware, including artillery ammunition and the metal bodies for MK-80 bomb series – of which they are the only US producer – heavily utilized in Gaza assaults ¹¹

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The world's 11^th largest weapons manufacturer, produces components integrated into several Israeli military weapons systems used in Gaza, including Boeing's JDAM kits, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 warplanes, Northrop Grumman's Sa’ar 5 warships, ThyssenKrupp's Sa’ar 6 warships, and Israel's Merkava battle tanks ¹⁴

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Named in the UN Database for complicity activities in Israel’s illegal settlements ¹³

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The world's largest weapons manufacturer, supplies Israel with a variety of military hardware, including F-16 and F-35 fighter jets, C-130 Hercules transport planes, and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, all of which have been extensively used in bombing and ground operations in Gaza ¹⁶

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Italy's largest and the world’s 13^th largest weapons manufacturer, producer of the Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid naval guns used on the Israeli Navy's
Sa'ar warships ¹⁵

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US manufacturer of the hulls for Israel’s Eitan armoured personnel carriers, used for the first time operationally during the Gaza ground invasion, and Medium Tactical Vehicles used to transport Palestinian captives subjected to forced nudity ¹⁸

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Third-largest weapons manufacturer globally, provides the Israeli military with critical armaments including the Longbow missile system for Apache helicopters, laser weapon systems for fighter jets, and Sa'ar 5 warships that have been used in assaults on Gaza ¹⁷

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Formerly Raytheon, the world's second largest weapons manufacturer and top producer of guided missiles, supplier of the Israeli Air Force with air-to-surface missiles, cluster bombs, and bunker busters for F-16 jets, frequently used against Gaza's civilian targets ²⁰

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US developer of AI technology likely used in Israel’s automated “mass assassination factory” ¹⁹

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Canadian manufacturer of components for F35 fighter jets, used extensively in Gaza bombings, including on “safe zones” ²¹

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Constructed on top of the depopulated Palestinian village of Sheikh Muwannis, developer of legal and technological instruments of Israel’s regime of domination including the Dahiya Doctrine of deliberately disproportionate civilian damage and genocide-livestreaming “dog cameras” for the Israeli military’s canine unit ^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}

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Located in illegally occupied East Jerusalem, host of “elite” Israeli military and intelligence training programs ^{13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25}

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Located in an illegal Israeli West Bank settlement ^{26, 27}

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Built in part on the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Khureiba, participant in the state “Judaization” program defining lands subject to “Arab infiltration” as “infected areas,” home of three Israeli military academies (the National Security College, the Tactical Command College, and the Alon Command and Control College) ^{28, 29}

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Incubator for the founding of Israel’s second-largest weapons manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries, profiting at record levels from the post-October 2023 genocide in Gaza, and developer of weapons such as the “Scream,” which “creates sound levels that are unbearable to humans” ^{30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38}

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Built in part on the depopulated Palestinian village of al-Khureiba, participant in the state “Judaization” program defining lands subject to “Arab infiltration” as “infected areas,” home of three Israeli military academies (the National Security College, the Tactical Command College, and the Alon Command and Control College) ^{39, 40, 41, 42, 43}

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Home of the “IDF technology campus” and “Homeland Security Institute” featuring collaborations with military contractors Elbit, Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, and Israeli Aerospace Industries ^{45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53}

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EXAMPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES:
 UKRAINE VS. GAZA

On Ukraine

“Motions to cut academic ties with Russian entities, increase support for Ukrainian members and scholars passed [by Senate]”

On Gaza

“On Monday, June 3, the UBC Vancouver Senate rejected a motion to suspend academic ties with Israeli governmental entities, including public universities, directly involved in the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.”

“Last week, the world watched in horror as Russia invaded Ukraine […] [A]s the crisis deepens it has become necessary also to declare publicly how profoundly repugnant the Russian invasion of Ukraine is to the values upon which institutions like our own are built.”

“The university has raised the flag of Ukraine outside of the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC) as a show of solidarity”

“[W]hile individual members can and should express themselves on issues of concern to them, the institution cannot, except on matters directly relevant to its functioning as a university, speak on behalf of the whole community.”

Raising of the Palestinian flag by students described initially by the university as a “hate-motivated act” requiring police investigation

“Unissued Diplomas” exhibit on Ukrainian students killed by Russia displayed in the library

“Silenced by Scholasticide” exhibit on Palestinian scholars killed by Israel censored, “indefinitely postponed,” and ultimately relocated

“The Senate of Laurentian University condemns Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the unwarranted destruction of Ukrainian property, and the deaths of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers. As an institution that holds the pursuit of truth as a core value, the Senate denounces the deliberately misconstrued history posited by the Russian state as the rationale for its actions. Furthermore, the Senate mourns the disruption and loss of our Ukrainian colleagues in the academic community.”

“The University will remain impartial on matters of a political, social, or ideological nature.”

“Western University joins the world in responding with shock and outrage at the aggression and unprovoked violence in Ukraine, at the hands of Putin’s government. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine against this war and all unjust and unprovoked acts of war.”

“Honestly, there’s conflicts around the world everyday and we could spend all our time crafting statements”
- President Alan Shepard

University website posts a “list of resources to help you decide how you want to support Ukraine during this time of crisis,” including with donations “providing support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine”

Authorization for documentary screening by university group cancelled because it included fundraising for Palestinian and Lebanese communities affected by Israel’s invasion

“UNB stands in solidarity with Ukraine” – email sent to the university community, signed by President Paul Mazerolle

“As a university we must remain focused on our core functions – teaching, research, engagement and service. We are not a political entity and we will refrain from making political statements on this or other matters,”
- Statement from the President Paul Mazerolle

“The invasion of Ukraine this week is alarming and distressing to us all and is undoubtedly more so for those in our wide community who identify as Ukrainian, or have other connections to Ukraine, and equally those with connections to Russia who do not support this act of aggression.”

“I don’t believe it is my role to put the university on either side of the conflict or the debate. Nor do I have the expertise to do so.”

“The Russian Federation’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is deeply troubling. This assault on Ukraine and its people is an assault on the very democratic values that universities uphold by offering a safe space for free inquiry […] Yukon University stands with Ukraine, and we are heartened by the huge outpouring of solidarity with the Ukraine people, here in Yukon and around the world—including those in Russia risking everything to oppose their government.”

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“The violence Russia has imposed upon the nation of Ukraine has brought immediate devastation to its citizens and threatens the country's sovereignty. As people around the world come together in support of Ukraine, we, too, must demonstrate our support”

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“Speaking on behalf of Saint Mary’s University, I want to express my deep concern with the hostile incursion taking place in Ukraine and its impact on the Ukrainian people. As a university with strong international ties, and as scientists, humanists and scholars, we unite with the international community in calling for peace and an immediate end to the invasion.”

No statement

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EXAMPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES:
 UKRAINE VS. GAZA

On Ukraine

“Motions to cut academic ties with Russian entities, increase support for Ukrainian members and scholars passed [by Senate]”

On Gaza

“On Monday, June 3, the UBC Vancouver Senate rejected a motion to suspend academic ties with Israeli governmental entities, including public universities, directly involved in the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.”

On Ukraine

“Last week, the world watched in horror as Russia invaded Ukraine […] [A]s the crisis deepens it has become necessary also to declare publicly how profoundly repugnant the Russian invasion of Ukraine is to the values upon which institutions like our own are built.”

“The university has raised the flag of Ukraine outside of the John Deutsch University Centre (JDUC) as a show of solidarity”

On Gaza

“[W]hile individual members can and should express themselves on issues of concern to them, the institution cannot, except on matters directly relevant to its functioning as a university, speak on behalf of the whole community.”

Raising of the Palestinian flag by students described initially by the university as a “hate-motivated act” requiring police investigation

On Ukraine

“Unissued Diplomas” exhibit on Ukrainian students killed by Russia displayed in the library

On Gaza

“Silenced by Scholasticide” exhibit on Palestinian scholars killed by Israel censored, “indefinitely postponed,” and ultimately relocated

On Ukraine

“The Senate of Laurentian University condemns Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the unwarranted destruction of Ukrainian property, and the deaths of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers. As an institution that holds the pursuit of truth as a core value, the Senate denounces the deliberately misconstrued history posited by the Russian state as the rationale for its actions. Furthermore, the Senate mourns the disruption and loss of our Ukrainian colleagues in the academic community.”

On Gaza

“The University will remain impartial on matters of a political, social, or ideological nature.”

On Ukraine

“Western University joins the world in responding with shock and outrage at the aggression and unprovoked violence in Ukraine, at the hands of Putin’s government. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine against this war and all unjust and unprovoked acts of war.”

On Gaza

“Honestly, there’s conflicts around the world everyday and we could spend all our time crafting statements”
- President Alan Shepard

On Ukraine

University website posts a “list of resources to help you decide how you want to support Ukraine during this time of crisis,” including with donations “providing support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine”

On Gaza

Authorization for documentary screening by university group cancelled because it included fundraising for Palestinian and Lebanese communities affected by Israel’s invasion

On Ukraine

“UNB stands in solidarity with Ukraine” – email sent to the university community, signed by President Paul Mazerolle

On Gaza

“As a university we must remain focused on our core functions – teaching, research, engagement and service. We are not a political entity and we will refrain from making political statements on this or other matters,”
- Statement from the President Paul Mazerolle

On Ukraine

“The invasion of Ukraine this week is alarming and distressing to us all and is undoubtedly more so for those in our wide community who identify as Ukrainian, or have other connections to Ukraine, and equally those with connections to Russia who do not support this act of aggression.”

On Gaza

“I don’t believe it is my role to put the university on either side of the conflict or the debate. Nor do I have the expertise to do so.”

On Ukraine

“The Russian Federation’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is deeply troubling. This assault on Ukraine and its people is an assault on the very democratic values that universities uphold by offering a safe space for free inquiry […] Yukon University stands with Ukraine, and we are heartened by the huge outpouring of solidarity with the Ukraine people, here in Yukon and around the world—including those in Russia risking everything to oppose their government.”

On Gaza

No statement

On Ukraine

“The violence Russia has imposed upon the nation of Ukraine has brought immediate devastation to its citizens and threatens the country's sovereignty. As people around the world come together in support of Ukraine, we, too, must demonstrate our support”

On Gaza

No statement

On Ukraine

“Speaking on behalf of Saint Mary’s University, I want to express my deep concern with the hostile incursion taking place in Ukraine and its impact on the Ukrainian people. As a university with strong international ties, and as scientists, humanists and scholars, we unite with the international community in calling for peace and an immediate end to the invasion.”

On Gaza

No statement

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EXAMPLES OF COMPLICIT INVESTMENTS

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EXAMPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES: UKRAINE VS. GAZA

On Ukraine

On Gaza

EXAMPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES: UKRAINE VS. GAZA

EXAMPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES:
UKRAINE VS. GAZA

EXAMPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES:
UKRAINE VS. GAZA