H.Res. 467 · 110th Congress
Condemning the decision by the University and College Union of the United Kingdom to support a boycott of Israeli academia.
- Stage
- Passed chamber resolution
- Sponsor
- Patrick Murphy
- Introduced
- 2007-06-06
- Latest action
- 2007-07-12 · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Summary
Condemns the vote by the leadership of the University and College Union (UCU) of May 30, 2007, to consider at the branch level a boycott Israeli academics and academic institutions.
Urges the international scholarly community, the European Union (EU), and individual governments to reject, or continue to oppose, calls for an academic boycott of Israel.
Urges governments and educators throughout the world to reaffirm the importance of academic freedom.
Urges other unions and organizations to reject the troubling actions of the UCU.
Urges the general members of the UCU to reject the call of the union's leadership to boycott Israel.