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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Mon Dec 16, 2013, 11:58 AM Dec 2013

Scholars’ Group Endorses an Academic Boycott of Israel [View all]

Source: New York Times

An association of American professors with almost 5,000 members has voted to endorse an academic boycott of Israeli colleges and universities, the group announced Monday, making it the largest academic group in the United States to back a growing movement to isolate Israel over its treatment of Palestinians.

The group, the American Studies Association, said that its members approved the boycott resolution by a 2-to-1 margin in online balloting that concluded Sunday night, with about a quarter of the members voting.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/education/scholars-group-endorses-an-academic-boycott-of-israel.html?_r=0

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Scholars’ Group Endorses an Academic Boycott of Israel [View all] oberliner Dec 2013 OP

Good. eom Purveyor Dec 2013 #1

bump... nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #2

Their loss. WGAS. jessie04 Dec 2013 #3

That's dumb. Pterodactyl Jan 2014 #4

You bumped a month old article to add that? /nt Ash_F Jan 2014 #14

And you responded to it? Pterodactyl Jan 2014 #19

Their comments about Palestinians launching crude rockets and suicide attacks? Archae Jan 2014 #5

"Face it, Palestinians, (many of them,) will not be happy until all Jews are dead. " ForgoTheConsequence Jan 2014 #7

I didn't say all of them. Archae Jan 2014 #8

Not sure about that question everything Jan 2014 #12

Why is a story that is five weeks old being posted in LBN? former9thward Jan 2014 #6

It got bumped today...originally posted in december.. Jesus Malverde Jan 2014 #9

Since I doubt that there are many Israeli academics working on 'American Studies'.... LeftishBrit Jan 2014 #10

Fighting right wing extremism across the world requires an international united front Ash_F Jan 2014 #13

Just curious: how many Nobel prizes question everything Jan 2014 #11

Academic boycotts were part of the civil rights movement of South Africa Ash_F Jan 2014 #15

And what was the quality of academic research in S. Africa? question everything Jan 2014 #16

So you would be one of the ones who would be considered too far to the right Ash_F Jan 2014 #17

I see it as more a symbolic gesture ... 1000words Jan 2014 #18