250 Anthropologists Call for Academic Boycott of Israel

A group of more than 250 anthropologists has signed a pledge not to cooperate with Israel’s academic institutions. The anthropologists represent the latest group to support an academic boycott of Israel since the nation began a military campaign in the Gaza Strip in July.

“As a community of scholars who study problems of power, oppression, and cultural hegemony, we have a moral responsibility to speak out and demand accountability from Israel and our own governments,” wrote the anthropologists.

The scholars join the American Studies Association and a group of Middle Eastern studies professors, among others, in boycotting of Israeli institutions.