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The American Anthropological Association joins the #BDS mob

THE COLLEGE FIX Anthropologists vote yes on BDS-influenced Israel academic boycott Terrance Kible July 24, 2023 The American Anthropological Association voted this morning to boycott Israeli academic institutions in a move inspired by the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. … Continue reading

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A network of scholars has released statements noting that the resolution is “misguided, aimed at the wrong target, and will have absolutely no impact upon the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”

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 … Continue reading

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Next up in the Israel academic boycott competition: the American Anthropological Association

ALGEMEINER Harvard’s Steven Pinker Opposes Israel Boycott as Anthropologists Prepare for Upcoming Vote by Andrew Pessin February 26, 2016 A well-known Harvard psychologist again voiced his opposition to academic boycotts of Israel Wednesday, as two groups of anthropologists geared up … Continue reading

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#BDS is hypocritical, misguided and does real damage to both Israelis and Palestinians. They’re also illegal

WALL STREET JOURNAL Those Israel Boycotts Are Illegal by Eugene Kontorovich and Steven Davidoff Solomon December 1, 2015 …The moral myopia and academic perversity of these [Israel] boycotts have been widely discussed. Less well understood is that in many cases … Continue reading

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AAA, profiting from so-called Occupation, bites the hand that feeds it. We’re sure they’ll want to return all that tainted money

WASHINGTON POST Anthropology group votes to boycott Israel despite major donors’ – including Intel and Yahoo – thick Israeli ties by Eugene Kontorovich November 23, 2015 The annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association has approved a resolution to boycott … Continue reading

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