American Studies Association Endorses Academic Boycott of Israel
The unsurprising politics of academia
The American Studies Association (ASA) said on Monday it had endorsed an academic boycott of Israel to protest Israeli treatment of Palestinians.
The group, which has around 5,000 members, describes itself as the US' "oldest and largest association devoted to the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history".
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