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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: May 25, 2005 |
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The boycott is "counter to the positive role of free scientific inquiry in improving the lives of all citizens of the world and in promoting cooperation among nations, despite political differences," said a statement from the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Alan Leshner, president of the US group and executive publisher of the journal Science said, "Multinational research collaboration should never be compromised to advance a political agenda."
The 120,000-member AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society.
Last week, the American Federation of Teachers, the largest university faculty union in the United States, also called for their British counterparts to repeal the boycott.
Britain's 40,000-member Association of University Teachers voted last month to boycott Haifa and Bar Ilan universities for actions that it said undermined Palestinian rights and academic freedom. It also referred a motion to its executive committee to boycott the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The association said last week it would reconsider the boycott.
The AP contributed to this report. |
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