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September 26, 2018

A University of Michigan Professor Exposes the Full Implications of Academic Boycotts of Israel

Neglecting students and supporting terrorism.

A few weeks ago, Professor John Cheney-Lippold of the University of Michigan told an undergraduate student he would write a letter of recommendation for her to participate in a study-abroad program. But upon examining her application more carefully and realizing that she wished to spend a semester in Israel, he sent her a polite email declining to follow through. His explanation: “many university departments have pledged an academic boycott against Israel in support of Palestinians living in Palestine,” and “for reasons of these politics” he would no longer write the letter. Jonathan Marks comments:

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September 26, 2018

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    Neglecting students and supporting terrorism.

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