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January 26th, 2009

Group calls for US boycott of Israeli universities

From Inside Higher Ed:

The movement to boycott Israeli academic institutions has largely been centered in Britain (where in 2007 the University and College Union dropped the call). In response to the conflict in Gaza, calls for academic boycotts have crossed the Atlantic, surfacing first in Ontario, and now in the United States.

The group, U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, just issued a press release urging, among other things, “[r]efraining from participation in any form of academic and cultural cooperation, collaboration or joint projects with Israeli institutions that do not vocally oppose Israeli state policies against Palestine.”

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By CJ Ciaramella