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Hamas: Israel Has Deprived Over 785,000 Students of Education

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Recent MLA anti-boycott vote condemned

July 4th, 2017  I Nora Barrows-Friedman I Electronic Intifada

Interfaith Peace-Builder delegation leader Nora Barrows-Friedman has released a new podcast on the recent MLA anti-boycott vote.

"Dozens of scholars have condemned a recent vote by members of the Modern Language Association (MLA) to 'refrain from endorsing' the academic boycott of Israeli institutions complicit in violations of Palestinian rights.

The adoption of an explicitly anti-boycott measure by the MLA, the main academic association for scholars of language and literature, represents 'support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine and will fortify the repressive measures already targeting individuals and campuses where the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement and activism for Palestinian human rights take place,' the scholars warn in an open letter.

The June vote followed a rejection of the academic boycott by the MLA’s delegate assembly in January."

Click the link below to read her updates in The Electronic Intifada and listen to the full podcast.

LINK: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/listen-mla-anti-boycott-vote-could-encourage-repression