Middle East Studies Association Moves Toward Endorsing BDS Academic Boycott Against Israel

Here we go again. Anti-Israel Propagandists with Ph.D’s once again are hijacking an academic organization as part of their war to destroy Israel.

The only major U.S. academic group to endorse the Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) boycott so far is the American Studies Association in December 2013. Legal Insurrection led the way in mounting a reaction to that endorsement, leading to over 250 university presidents condemning the vote. ASA became, in the words of the NY Times, a pariah.

While ASA has not reversed course, the widespread backlash led to BDS defeats at other major academic groups, including the American Historical Association (2020 – for the 4th time), American Anthropological Association (2016), and Modern Language Association (2017). At MLA the backlash was so strong, the group passed an anti-BDS Resolution several months later.

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