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Supporters of academic boycott during the annual business meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Denver, Colorado, November 21, 2015. (photo: Alex Shams)

Why U.S. anthropologists voted to boycott Israeli academia

The American Anthropological Association is on the way to becoming the largest such association to endorse the Palestinian boycott call. Here’s why. By Lisa B. Rofel (see note below) On November 20, a record-breaking 1,800 people showed up to the largest business meeting in the history of the American Anthropological Association, to vote on a…

By +972 Magazine December 14, 2015

Illustrative photo of boycott advocates. (Photo: Brian S / Shutterstock.com)

New academic boycott effort — still the wrong target

Over 1,000 American anthropologists have signed onto a boycott Israel petition. What this type of activism fails to do is to target the occupation in its essence – as an international system, sustained by an array of multinational interests. By Gil Hizi The American Anthropological Association (AAA) will hold its annual conference in Washington DC…

By +972 Magazine November 27, 2014