Via Eszter Hargittai at Crooked Timber, I see that the American Political Science Association (of which I am a member) has taken a strong stand (PDF) against the boycott of two Israeli universities by a British higher education union:
The American Political Science Association, through action by its Council and its Committee on Professional Ethics, Rights, and Freedoms, supports the views expressed in the May 3, 2005 statement by the AAUP against academic boycotts. We join in condemning the resolutions of the AUT that damage academic freedom and we call for their repeal.
Goddamn right. As Eric Alterman points out, even the Middle East Studies Association -- no one's idea of a pro-Israeli body -- has rejected the AUT action as contrary to academic freedom and open debate. Let's hope all the other disciplinary associations quickly follow suit.
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