ALGEMEINER
Will an Anthropology Faculty Group Become a Political Tool to Boycott and Attack Israel?
Miriam F. Elman
June 19, 2023

At a time of rising antisemitism on campus, why is a professional academic association, headquartered in Virginia, poised to embark on a course of action that will further marginalize and alienate Jewish students and potentially contribute to more anti-Jewish hatred and harassment? On June 15, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) opened a membership-wide referendum on a proposed resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions…The vast majority of scholarly societies and academic organizations, like the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), recognize that such a measure runs afoul of the bedrock principles and core mission of the academy. READ MORE

A joint statement issued by the Academic Engagement Network (AEN), and the Alliance for Academic Freedom (AAF) has been endorsed by more than 100 city-wide, state-wide, national, and international educational, Jewish, and civil rights organizations from across the political spectrum. Click here to sign the petition condemning AAA’s Proposed Academic Boycott of Israel