British Academy urged to snub Richard Falk

[King_David]

Britain’s leading humanities and social sciences academy has distanced itself from a conference that is expected to feature a controversial anti-Israel speaker.

The British Academy said it was not aware of plans for the Human Rights in Palestine conference, despite its logo appearing on the event’s promotional material.

Speakers at the two-day conference due to be held in Canberra, Australia, next month include Richard Falk, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. He has been the subject of repeated complaints over his approach to Israel.

Mr Falk, who is Jewish, was condemned by UK Prime Minister David Cameron last year for publishing on his blog an Arab cartoon showing a dog wearing a kippah and urinating on a figure of justice.

He was also criticised in April after his blog appeared to suggest the Boston marathon bombings were a result of United States policy on Israel. Mr Falk denied his remarks were intended to make such a link.


http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/110817/british-academy-urged-snub-richard-falk

[Alamuti Lotus]

1. I thought boycotts were a bad thing?

I remember distinctly being told by a very emphatic group of people that they're the most splendiferously horrifying thing you can do. I guess that only applies in certain situations.

[Dick Dastardly]

2. Boycotts are not neccesarily bad, it depends on who's doing it, the motivations behind

the boycott and its ultimate goal.

In any case snubbing someone you don't agree with is not really a boycott, certainly nothing like BDS. Trying to compare this and BDS is like comparing an apple and a mountain of dog shit.