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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

American Studies Association

In December 2013, the American Studies Association approved a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, such as the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (pictured). (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 5, 2017, 12:41 am
US court says profs can sue academic body for Israel boycott
Federal judge rejects American Studies Association claim that lawsuit infringes on First Amendment rights
By JTA
Mideast historian Asaf Romirowsky speaks on anti-Semitism at an event. His essay, 'In Intent, If Not in Effect: The Failure of BDS,' is featured in the new book, 'The Case Against Academic Boycotts of Israel' (photo: Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas)
March 7, 2015, 4:51 pm
New book probes the growing impact of BDS on academia
Published by a scholars’ rights group, ‘The Case Against Academic Boycotts of Israel’ includes 32 essays about the boycott movement’s crusade against the Jewish state
By Matt Lebovic
A session titled 'Scholars Under Attack' summed up the mood of the American Studies Association’s annual meeting, Nov. 7, 2014. (Anthony Weiss/JTA)
November 13, 2014, 9:05 pm
A year after passing boycott, ASA still obsessed with Israel
And why is Israel relevant to the American Studies Association? Because settler colonialism links to the study of the African-American experience, says scholar
By Anthony Weiss
An illustrative photo of pro-Palestinian demonstrators during an Apartheid Week event at the University of Texas. (photo credit: CC-BY Monad86, Flickr)
March 9, 2014, 4:28 pm
Jewish groups oppose Maryland anti-boycott law
State bill would financially penalize any college imposing sanctions on another country
By JTA
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver holding a press conference (photo credit: Nyer42/Wikimedia Commons)
January 28, 2014, 7:57 am
NY bill to end funding to schools linked to BDS
Legislation, introduced by assembly speaker, would ban state financing to colleges that support groups that boycott Israel
By JTA
In December 2013, the American Studies Association approved a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, such as the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (pictured). (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 13, 2014, 3:22 pm
US rights group backs academic boycott of Israel
In joint statement with Palestinian group, Center for Constitutional Rights says American Studies Association boycott protected under First Amendment
By Spencer Ho
Illustrative: An anti-Israel protest at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2009. (photo credit: CC BY monad68, Flickr)
January 12, 2014, 6:48 am
Academics condemn Israel, but won’t back boycott
Modern Language Association votes down resolution in support of American Studies embargo, but accuses Jerusalem of limiting Palestinian freedom
By JTA
Sarah Lawrence College. (photo credit:Wikimedia)
January 8, 2014, 4:03 pm
Sarah Lawrence joins schools against ASA boycott
College president Karen Lawrence, during dean’s visit visit to Israel, releases statement condemning move
By Debra Kamin
Judea Pearl
January 6, 2014, 5:40 pm
Judea Pearl
How not to fight an anti-Israel boycott
Zionists can do a whole lot better than arguing that there are worse offenders than the Jewish state
A dormitory at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. (John Phelan/Wikimedia Commons)
December 30, 2013, 10:09 pm
Dozens of US universities join rejection of academic boycott
55 institutes respond to call to condemn sanctions; head of 1,800-member strong academic group calls boycott ‘misguided’
By JTA
Ascension Hall at Kenyon College, in Gambier, Ohio (photo credit: Austin Godber/Wikimedia Commons)
December 24, 2013, 1:32 am
Kenyon and Indiana U. quit ASA over Israel boycott
US institutions join a growing backlash against the academic body, slamming it for stifling intellectual exchange
By Yoel Goldman
An illustrative photo of pro-Palestinian demonstrators during an Apartheid Week event at the University of Texas. (photo credit: CC-BY Monad86, Flickr)
December 22, 2013, 9:03 pm
Top US academic association decries Israel boycott
Association of American Universities releases statement saying measure ‘clearly violates’ academic freedom
By Lazar Berman
Michael Oren (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-Anne Mandlebaum)
December 22, 2013, 9:05 am
Michael Oren to Congress: Boycott the boycotters
In op-ed in Washington political magazine, former ambassador suggests US lawmakers could help ‘fight back’ against BDS movement
By Gavriel Fiske
Illustrative: An anti-Israel protest at the University of Texas, Austin, in 2009. (photo credit: CC BY monad68, Flickr)
December 19, 2013, 11:29 am
MLA to join fray as academic boycott debate heats up
Modern Language Association invites pro-BDS voices only to discuss Israel embargo; Congressmen rap American Studies Association boycott move
By Gavriel Fiske
A dormitory at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. (John Phelan/Wikimedia Commons)
December 19, 2013, 2:52 am
Universities quit US academic body over Israel boycott
Brandeis and Penn State Harrisburg withdraw their membership in the American Studies Association, citing its politicization
By Yoel Goldman
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