TIMES OF ISRAEL
For second year in a row, American Historical Association votes down proposal to condemn Israel by 111 to 50
by Eric Cortellessa
January 10, 2016

For the second year in a row, an anti-Israel measure was voted down at the American Historical Association’s annual conference, a gathering of the oldest and largest organization of historians in America, which took place in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend. On Saturday, a resolution that accused Israel of limiting Palestinian academic freedom and called on the AHA to “monitor Israeli actions” was rejected by a vote of 111 to 50, confirmed AHA executive director James Grossman. The resolution, which had 126 signatories, was brought by Historians Against the War, a group that has publicly endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel and often advocates for its agenda. READ MORE