Ali ABUNIMAH: "Why BDS is replacing Iran as Israel’s biggest “existential threat”" (The Electronic Intifada, June 2, 2015).
Judy MALZ: "Israeli academics report signs of undeclared boycott targeting them. Fewer invitations, more articles rejected by leading journals, foot-dragging on recommendations - and university leaders fear it may get worse."(Haaretz, June 2, 2015).
Robert FISK: "Canada's plan to make boycotting Israel a 'hate crime' is stupid and counterproductive. The law change would put Jews and civil society groups on trial for anti-Semitism"(The Independent, May 17, 2015).
"In the end, of course, it’s quite simple. Boycotting a state for its crimes is a non-violent but potentially powerful way to express moral outrage at a time when political statements – or cowardly governments like that of Stephen Harper – fail to represent the anger of voters or have any effect on a state that ignores international law."
"Israeli President Reuven Rivlin held an “emergency” meeting Thursday with the heads of Israel’s universities and colleges to discuss the academic boycott, which he described as a “strategic threat.”"