House considers anti-boycott resolution

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a resolution condemning Britain’s University and College Union for their boycott of Israeli academic institutions.The non-binding resolution, introduced this week by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) and co-sponsored by a bipartisan slate of at least 30 lawmakers, calls on the international scholarly community, the European Union and individual governments to reject the boycott. UCU general members are also urged to reject their leadership’s position on the boycott.”We have no greater ally in the Middle East than the State of Israel and they deserve the support of this nation and full participation in the global academic community,” Murphy said in a statement. “This boycott is unacceptable and I am glad so many of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle stand with me in opposing it.”