Posts Tagged: Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
Trump Administration Sued Over Policy of Deporting Foreign Pro-Hamas Agitators
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and three of its local chapters have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to halt deportation proceedings...
American Historical Association Vetoes Defaming Anti-Israel Resolution
The American Historical Association (AHA) has vetoed a controversial resolution, passed by its members earlier this month, which falsely accused Israel of sabotaging the higher...
Pomona College Faculty Condemn Arrest of Anti-Zionist Protesters, Continuing Attacks on Black Officials Who Resist Anti-Israel Pressure
The faculty at Pomona College in Claremont, California have censured their school for calling the police to arrest nearly two dozen anti-Zionist students who illegally...
The Academy Promotes Hamas
JNS.org - Do academic organizations represent intellectual values—above all objectivity? Or do they represent the current state of their communities and those communities’ prejudices and...
Brandeis University Bans ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’ for Hamas Support
Brandeis University in Massachusetts has revoked recognition of its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) over its support for Hamas, forcing the group...
‘Domino Effect’: Latin American Academics Accuse Israel of Racism, Apartheid
An association of anthropologists in Latin America has passed a resolution accusing Israel of ethnic cleansing and apartheid while voicing support for the so-called Boycott,...
New York University Denounces Academic Boycott of Israel
New York University (NYU) on Friday denounced the American Anthropological Association's (AAA) endorsement last month of a full academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions. "It is...
‘A Step Toward Eradicating Antisemitism on Campus’: George Washington University Ends Partnership with Middle East Studies Association
George Washington University (GW) will ends its partnership with the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), an academic professional organization that has widely endorsed boycotting Israeli...
‘A Dark Day for Higher Education’: American Anthropological Association Endorses BDS After Referendum
Members of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) overwhelmingly voted to approve a resolution calling for a full academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions. Just 37 percent...
‘Irreversible Impact’: Over 100 Organizations Urge Universities to Reject Academic Association BDS Resolution
Over 100 Jewish and non-Jewish organizations on Tuesday issued a fervent letter urging university leaders to reject a boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) resolution being proposed...
Overwhelming Majority of Middle East Scholars Support Boycotting Israel, New Survey Shows
An overwhelming majority of Middle East scholars support boycotting Israel, according to a new survey. From October 25 to November 8, Shibley Telhami of University of...
12 Universities Urged to Drop Middle East Studies Association Over BDS Endorsement
A coalition of organizations that support academic freedom and oppose boycotts of Israel urged a dozen universities on Wednesday to disaffiliate from the Middle East...
NYU ‘Deeply Disappointed’ in MESA, Urges Reversal of Academic Boycott of Israel
New York University on Wednesday denounced the Middle East Studies Association's recent endorsement of an academic boycott of Israel. The school joined growing calls for MESA...
