The vote in favor of the boycott resolution, representing over 71% or 12,000 members, is largest organization to advocate such an action; does not apply to individual scholars or students.
Ynet reports that in a groundbreaking decision, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) has voted to impose an academic boycott on Israeli academic institutions, referring to Israeli “apartheid” and violation of Palestinian rights “as stipulated in international law.”
The AAA's boycott resolution decision passed with a 71% majority, representing over 12,000 members, and signals the largest organization advocating such a boycott of Israel.
As part of the resolution, the executive board has approved a series of actions aligned with the association's core values and mission, which will prohibit Israeli academic institutions from being listed in AAA's published materials, advertising in AAA publications, using AAA conference facilities for job interviews, participating in joint conferences or events with AAA, and republishing articles from AAA publications in journals and publications owned by Israeli institutions.
The boycott will be lifted only when “experts determine that Israeli academic institutions have substantially stopped violating Palestinian rights in line with international law,” according to the resolution.
The AAA's academic boycott applies solely to the association itself in terms of refraining from formal collaborations with Israeli academic institutions. Individual scholars and students affiliated with these institutions are not affected by the boycott. The boycott will not prevent individuals affiliated with Israeli academic institutions from attending AAA conferences, registering for events, or publishing in AAA journals. Israeli university libraries will also be allowed to subscribe to AAA journals.
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