Posts Tagged: ASA
Jewish Rights Advocate: Tide Starting to Turn Against Academic Boycotts of Israel, Following Court’s Rejection of Attempt to Stop Anti-BDS Lawsuit
A court’s rejection of the American Studies Association’s (ASA) attempt to stop a lawsuit brought against its academic boycott of Israel signified “the turning of...
Israeli Medical Association Says British Doctors Trying to Boot Israel From World Medical Association
British doctors have submitted a request to the World Medical Association to have the Israel Medical Association expelled, Israeli news website nrg reported on Wednesday. Dr. Ze'ev Feldman, a representative of the Israel...
Former Harvard President Larry Summers Calls BDS Efforts ‘Deplorable’
Former Harvard President Larry Summers called recent initiatives by US academic associations to boycott Israeli universities and academics deplorable, during a comprehensive discussion with The Weekly Standard's...
Kings of the Jews: Judah
After centuries of being governed by authoritative judges, and faced with mounting threats from neighboring foes, the ancient Israelites agitated for a king who would...
American Studies Group Receives Renewed Scrutiny Over Israel Boycott
JNS.org - About a year after the American Studies Association's (ASA) widely condemned vote to endorse a boycott of Israeli academic institutions, the organization's...
Academic Boycott Against Israel Not Affecting Country’s Research Endeavors, Government Study Says
A new Israeli government study proved various worldwide initiatives to boycott the Jewish state have had "no noticeable impact on academic research in Israel," Israeli...
Breaking Down the ASA’s Decision to Boycott Israel
Introduction A variety of BDS activities took place during December but were overshadowed by the American Studies Association's (ASA) adoption of a BDS resolution. Though...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Releases ‘Top 10’ Anti-Semitic, Anti-Israel Slurs of 2013; Iran’s Ayatollah Leads List of Offenders
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Los Angles-based Jewish human rights group, on Monday released its "Top 10" anti-Semitic and anti-Israel slurs from 2013, featuring many...
Wrong on Both Counts: Academic Boycotts and Israel
Statements rejecting calls for an academic boycott of Israel, such as that recently resolved by the academic American Studies Association, generally resort fully only to...
How the ASA Became the RASA (Racist American Studies Association)
In contrast to communities like the Presbyterians or Food Coop world, which I never knew much about before helping them fight off the BDS infection,...
