Friday, April 19th | 12 Nisan 5784

Subscribe
January 10, 2016 10:35 am
0

American Historical Association Rejects Anti-Israel Resolution

× [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"]

avatar by News Editor

The AHA office in Washington, D.C. The organization voted against an anti-Israel resolution on Saturday. Photo: Historians.org.

The AHA office in Washington, D.C. The organization voted against an anti-Israel resolution on Saturday. Photo: Historians.org.

Members of the American Historical Association on Saturday voted down, 111 to 51, a resolution “upholding the rights of Palestinian faculty and students to pursue their education and research freely” and committing the AHA to “monitoring Israeli actions restricting the right to education in the occupied Palestinian territories,” among other points. The vote came at the association’s annual meeting here.

The association avoided voting on two similar anti-Israel resolutions last year because they were submitted after a key deadline.

Read full story at Inside Higher Ed.

Share this Story: Share On Facebook Share On Twitter

Let your voice be heard!

Join the Algemeiner

Algemeiner.com

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.