An upcoming conference on academic boycotts will go on despite an outcry over its validity. Concern about the conference intensified after an article by a Holocaust denier was distributed in a pre-conference packet. The American Association of University Professors, which is convening next week’s conference in Italy, was also criticized for inviting a number of professors who have supported Israel boycotts in the past.
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