The American Anthropological Association’s membership voted down a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. With 51 percent of members voting online, 2,423 opposed BDS while 2,384 supported it. In spite of the vote, AAA’s leadership will censure the Israeli govt, write the US govt detailing ways American support ostensibly oppresses Palestinians, and more. One BDS leader claims the vote--50.4 percent to 49.6 percent--is a “statistical dead heat” and a “virtual tie” that proves they must continue to press for a BDS victory. Even in defeat, anti-Israel bigots claim victory.
Winfield Myers is managing editor of the Middle East Forum and director of its Campus Watch project, which reviews and critiques Middle East studies in North American universities. He has taught world history and other topics at the University of Michigan, the University of Georgia, Tulane, and Xavier University of Louisiana. He was previously managing editor of The American Enterprise magazine and CEO of Democracy Project, Inc., which he co-founded. Mr. Myers has served as senior editor and communications director at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and is principal author and editor of a college guide, Choosing the Right College (1998, 2001). He was educated at the University of Georgia, Tulane, and the University of Michigan.
