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‘All-Star Team of Israel-Haters’ at Norway School Raises Concern

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1118684.html In a move which Foreign Ministry sources defined as “unusual,” Israel’s embassy in Norway has officially protested the launch of a high profile academic seminar there delivered exclusively by lecturers known for their highly critical views of Israel. Israel’s…

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US Professors: Support for Israel Eroded

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1245924953068 Unwavering support for Israeli policy has eroded dramatically both on American college campuses and within the United States as a whole, according to a group of American university professors who on Sunday concluded an academic exchange program here, sponsored…

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Gerald M. Steinberg: York’s Farce of a Conference

http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1675953 The president of York University in Toronto has issued a statement defending his university’s sponsorship of an on-campus conference entitled “Israel/Palestine: Mapping Models of Statehood and Paths to Peace,” scheduled to take place June 22-24. This response attempts to…

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Erin Sheley: War of Silence

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/016/295rajzn.asp In late January, a group of American university professors launched the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, the first American effort of its kind. Part of the broader Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) movement against…

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MIT/Harvard Gaza Symposium

MIT/Harvard Gaza Symposium (SPME Editor’s Note: The posting of this notice does not constitute endorsement of this symposium by SPME. It is merely posted as a public service for those interested in attending) The second annual Gaza symposium, this year…

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