Article: Boycott battle won. The war goes on

MANFRED GERSTENFELD
Jerusalem Post
10-02-2007
Headline: Boycott battle won. The war goes on
Byline: MANFRED GERSTENFELD
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 16

Tuesday, October 2, 2007 -- A few days ago the University and College Union (UCU) in the UK announced the termination of its involvement with plans for an academic boycott of Israel, because such an action would be illegal under British law. And so one five- year-old anti-Israeli battle may have come to an end.

The boycott campaign against Israel on campus in the 21st century has its origins in the United Kingdom. It can be traced back to an open letter by academics in The Guardian on April 6, 2002. Since then there have been many ...

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