Nobel laureates: Oppose Israel academic boycott

[oberliner]

Thirty-seven Nobel laureates from around the world signed a petition in support of the Israeli academia and denounced sanctions imposed on institutions of higher learning in Israel.

Chairperson of the Committee of University Heads Professor Rivka Carmi welcomed the initiative, which confers in her words "full international support and legitimization".

"We, the undersigned Nobel Laureates, appeal to students, faculty colleagues and university officials to defeat and denounce calls and campaigns for boycotting, divestment and sanctions against Israeli academics, academic institutions and university-based centers and institutes for training and research, affiliated with Israel", stated the Nobel laureates petition.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3981776,00.html

[alanquatermass]

1. Ha! I see these laureates are getting all KINDS of support here at DU!!!

Israel NEEDS to be boycotted, it's as simple as that. When you conduct yourself like an apartheid state (as Jimmy Carter has said) then you gotta be prepared to face the consequences.

[oberliner]

2. Indeed not - only certain laureates get support here

These ones aren't them.

[LeftishBrit]

3. I agree that an academic boycott would be undesirable, counterproductive and against the principles

of academic freedom.

Here's a link to a left-wing British anti-boycott site:

http://engageonline.wordpress.com/about-engage/

And a viewpoint from the New Israel Fund:

http://zeek.forward.com/articles/117036/