Whereas, Cornell University operates the Cornell Tech campus in New York City through an institutional partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology,
Whereas, members of the Cornell community have raised serious ethical concerns regarding the Technion’s documented role as a major research and development institution for the Israeli military,
Whereas, the Technion institute has been implicated in the design and development of technologies used in separation walls and surveillance infrastructure that violate international law, including rulings by the International Court of Justice, which prohibit states and institutions from rendering aid or assistance in maintaining such structures,
Whereas, Cornell University funds joint military and defense-related research through the Jacobs–Technion Institute, raising concerns about Cornell’s material involvement in military applications,
Whereas, Israeli companies have publicly acknowledged testing weapons and military technologies—developed in part through Technion research—on captive Palestinian populations, explicitly marketing such technologies as “field-tested”,
Whereas, complicity in genocide, apartheid, or grave human rights violations by non-state actors, including universities, is increasingly recognized as a violation of international law and ethical responsibility,
Whereas, partnerships with institutions that contribute to the production of weapons, military technologies, or infrastructure of apartheid are inconsistent with Cornell University’s stated educational mission, ethical commitments, and core values,
Whereas, the continued operation of Cornell Tech as a Cornell University campus does not require an ongoing partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology,
Be it therefore resolved, that the Student Assembly calls on Cornell University to immediately terminate its institutional partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology,
Be it further resolved, that the Student Assembly affirms its support for the continued operation of Cornell Tech as a Cornell University campus, independent of the Technion partnership,
Be it further resolved, that the Student Assembly calls on Cornell University to implement transparent ethical review processes for all international partnerships, particularly those involving military, surveillance, or dual-use technologies,
Be it finally resolved, that the Student Assembly urges Cornell University to ensure that its institutional relationships align with international law, human rights principles, and the university’s educational mission.
