BRITAIN'S ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL

Academic Boycott "Wrong Political Tool," Says Israeli Minister
Israeli Education Minister Yuli Tamir discussed the "tremendously dangerous" impact of a boycott of Israeli universities on Monday during a visit to Britain: "It is dysfunctional and it is using the wrong political tool, and it creates within the academic community quite a lot of restricted dialogue and an attempt to silence...the differences." In addition, "some of the language used to justify the boycott seems to be over and above what is reasonable political criticism." (Guardian-UK)

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Ms. Tamir said: "More and more Jewish students in university feel intimidated and feel they have been exposed to one degree or another of anti-Semitism. This is something that should worry all of us." (This Is London-UK)