Showing posts with label anti Israel boycott. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anti Israel boycott. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

5,000 US teachers and scholars support anti-Israel boycott.



The American Studies Association (ASA) has become the largest US group of scholars to boycott Israel. The scholars' group of more than 5,000 US teachers and researchers voted to launch an academic boycott of Israeli colleges and universities in a move condemned by the World Jewish Congress as "moral bankruptcy." Israeli officials have denounced the campaign as an attempt to delegitimize the Israeli state.

The group, which is devoted to the study of American culture and history, announced Monday that its nearly 5,000 members voted in favor of the boycott by a 2-to-1 margin on Sunday night. A total of 1,252 members voted on the issue, with 66 percent voting "yes" and 30 percent voting "no." Three percent abstained from voting altogether.
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