Posts Tagged: ASA boycott
Why Do Israel Haters Want to Silence Their Academic Critics?
During the Modern Language Association's meeting of the Delegate Assembly this past April, the MLA voted to approve Resolution 2014-1. This new resolution passed by...
King David Hotel Manager Dismisses Newsweek Spying Report – Air Conditioner Vent Too Small for ‘Even a Cat’
The manager of the King David Hotel, in Jerusalem, said a report by Newsweek's Jeff Stein, that an Israeli spy was caught in an air...
Vassar Profs Who Brought Students to Israel Describe Campus ‘Climate of Fear’
Anti-Israel sentiment on the Vassar College campus, in upstate New York, was described as a "climate of fear" by two Jewish professors who led a...
Vassar College Alums Strike Back at Anti-Israel Movement on Campus
Alumni of Vassar College, an elite, liberal arts school in Poughkeepsie, New York, struck back against the rising anti-Israel tide on campus, protesting in a widely-read...
NYU Conference: An Academic Lynching Behind Closed Doors
JNS.org - New York University (NYU) professor and president-elect of the American Studies (ASA) Association Lisa Duggan recently wrote on her Facebook regarding the...
University Officials Who Opposed ASA Boycott of Israel Asked to Follow Suit for MLA Measure
JNS.org -Ahead of the consideration of a resolution condemning Israel at the Jan. 9-12 Modern Language Association (MLA) convention in Chicago, the leaders...
California State University Chancellor Rejects ASA’s Israeli Academic Boycott, Jewish Student Groups Supportive
Jewish groups were supportive on Friday after California State University Chancellor Timothy White denounced the American Studies Association's boycott of Israeli universities. While most universities...
Student Leader Calls for Universities to Fire Academics That Voted for ASA Israel Boycott
An American student leader called for U.S. universities to fire academics that voted in favor of a recent American Studies Association (ASA) boycott of Israel,...
What Harriet Sherwood Forgot to Mention About the ASA ‘Boycott’
Though Guardian Jerusalem correspondent Harriet Sherwood consistently either ignores or plays down Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens, she rarely misses an opportunity to provide free PR...
One-Sided BDS Roundtable Scheduled for Modern Language Association Confab
JNS.org - As part of its 129th annual convention from Jan. 9-12 in Chicago, the Modern Language Association (MLA) is holding a roundtable discussion titled "Academic...
Dozens of Universities Reject ASA Boycott of Israeli Academics; None Known to Support It
Dozens of universities have rejected a decision by the American Studies Association last week to boycott Israeli academics, according to William Jacobson, a legal scholar...
American Studies Professors: Israel Boycott Antithetical to Scholarly Pursuits
JNS.org - The decision by the 5,000-member American Studies Association (ASA) to boycott Israeli universities has drawn widespread condemnation. At a time when the...
Cooperation is the Path to Peace, Not BDS
Two recent news stories point out the sheer irrationality of some European governments' and companies' moves to restrict business with Israeli companies or projects that...
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Slams Academic Boycott of Israel
Ynet - Israel dismissed as "radical leftist" a group of American scholars that has decided to boycott it but worries that other academic forums in the...
