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Academic union of American university professors reverses policy of opposing boycotts of Israeli universities
12 August 2024 22:09 BST

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a union committed to safeguarding academic freedom with 500 chapters on campuses around the country, announced on Monday that it had reversed its longstanding policy of opposing academic boycotts.
"Academic boycotts are not in themselves violations of academic freedom; rather, they can be considered legitimate tactical responses to conditions that are fundamentally incompatible with the mission of higher education," a statement approved by the organisation's committee on academic freedom and tenure said.
While the statement did not specifically refer to Israel, the war on Gaza "was likely the reason” that the professors' association chose to revisit its policy, Haaretz reported.