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Bipartisan Congressional letter to denounce academic boycott of Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2014 8 Comments

Academic boycott "suggests thinly-veiled bigotry and bias against the Jewish State."

Israel Law Center sends cease and desist letter to American Studies Assn

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2014 7 Comments

"immediately cease and desist from your unlawful boycott efforts against Israeli institutions and Israeli academics"

Academic boycotters blame “Israel Lobby” money for negative reaction

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 09, 2014 15 Comments

At "redwashing" conference in Beirut they reveal how they really feel.

U Texas at Dallas terminates membership in American Studies Association

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 07, 2014 6 Comments

Most universities which were listed as Institutional Members of the American Studies Association have left it up to particular departments which took out the membership to decide whether to continue. Of the 83 Institutional Members listed by ASA, at least 11 deny being members, as...

Anti-Israel academic boycott group’s tax-exempt status challenged

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 06, 2014 30 Comments

Academic boycott not in furtherance of American Studies Association's exempt purpose and violates public policy.

Catholic U 100th university rejecting Israel boycott, in blistering statement

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 01, 2014 12 Comments

"I hope the ASA’s call for a boycott produces just the opposite of its intended result – a proliferation of U.S. linkages with Israeli universities"

Obama deserved Person of the Year 2013, for all the wrong reasons

Posted by David Gerstman on January 01, 2014 11 Comments

In 2013, Obama may have accomplished his irreversible transformation, at home and abroad.

Trinity College Profs issue letter rejecting anti-Israel academic boycott

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2013 7 Comments

Thank the college's President and Dean of Faculty for their strong statement against the boycott

Anti-Israel academic boycotters play victim

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 29, 2013 9 Comments

BDS is the mother's milk of spreading anti-Semitism, and ASA has become one of its teats.

Politicians get ready to take on anti-Israel academic boycott

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2013 7 Comments

The door the academic boycotters opened to let academic freedom leave is now open for politicians to rush in.

Goucher College channels Daniel Patrick Moynihan in denouncing anti-Israel academic boycott

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 5 Comments

"Our college will not abide by this measure, through which, in our view, the American Studies Association completely discredits itself."

Trinity College profs issue letter supporting Israel boycott, but less than 10% sign

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 27, 2013 10 Comments

The President of Trinity College in Connecticut is one of over 50 University Presidents who have issued a very strong statement rejecting the academic boycott of Israel. The Trinity statement consisted of a letter to the President of the American Studies Association, and reads (emphasis added): To The...