Don’t Cut Off Debate With Israeli Institutions—Enrich It Instead

Don’t Cut Off Debate With Israeli Institutions—Enrich It Instead

The recent decisions of two learned societies to support a boycott of Israeli academic institutions represents understandable frustration with Israeli government policy of appropriating Palestinian land and resources and violating human rights (“Scholars Debate Significance of American Studies Assn.’s Vote to Boycott Israel,” The Chronicle, December 16).http://chronicle.com/blogs/conversation/