Lawsuit Shows Anti-Israel Boycotters Taking Control of Academic Association

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Lawsuit Shows Anti-Israel Boycotters Taking Control of Academic Association
by TheTower.org Staff | 11.10.17 10:43 am

A trail of e-mails uncovered during litigation show that professors who are part of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign conducted a “covert campaign” to gain control of the American Studies Association (ASA) and use the association to advance their anti-Israel activism, according to a statement released Thursday by the Louis D. Brandeis Center (LDB).

The lawsuit, which was brought in April 2016 by ASA members Michael L. Barton, Simon Bronner, Charles D. Kupfer,  and Michael Rockland, alleged that ASA officials who promoted an academic boycott of Israel violated the association’s charter.

Earlier this year, a federal judge rejected claims made by Palestine Legal, a group advocating for the boycott, that the lawsuit would “chill speech supporting Palestinian rights,” and ruled that the lawsuit alleging corporate waste, breach of contract, and violation of the D.C. Nonprofit Corporation Act could go forward.

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