- Protesters urging a boycott against Israel in Melbourne
The Modern Language Association, a top American academic group, on Saturday voted down a proposal to boycott Israeli academia. The measure, which was brought to a vote during a convention in Philadelphia, was defeated by 113 to 79.
The boycott initiative was pushed primarily by the group MLA Members for Justice in Palestine. The MLA, in addition to rejecting the motion, approved a separate measure that calls on the association to “refrain from boycotts.”