UK: Union accused of reviving academic boycott of Israel

by E Wayne Ross on May 10, 2008

The Guardian: Union accused of reviving academic boycott of Israel

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

The Universities and College Union (UCU) annual conference will debate a motion that falls short of a full-blown boycott, but asks members to “consider the moral and political implications of educational links with Israeli institutions”.