Saturday, May 10, 2008

Academics 'trying to revive Israel boycott'

Academics are today accused of attempting to revive the academic boycott of Israel by calling for lecturers to consider their links with Israeli institutions and lobby contacts over the Israeli occupation.

The University and College Union (UCU) annual conference this month will debate a motion which falls short of a full-blown boycott but asks members to "consider the moral and political implications of educational links with Israeli institutions" in the light of the "humanitarian catastrophe imposed on Gaza by Israel".

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