June 3, 2005

British Faculty Union Overturns Boycott of 2 Israeli Universities

By AISHA LABI

Britain's largest faculty union has voted overwhelmingly to overturn a controversial boycott of two Israeli universities.

In a decision that provoked international condemnation, the governing council of the Association of University Teachers had voted at its annual meeting in April to sever ties with the University of Haifa and Bar-Ilan University. At the time, some 200 council members approved motions that accused those institutions of undermining Palestinian rights and curtailing

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