Boycott of Israel not the right answer

California Scholars for Academic Freedom has not endorsed the Palestinian Campaign for an Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, calling for colleges to divest from and not cooperate with Israeli colleges, universities and cultural institutions. According to the campaign’s Web site, this boycott emphasizes withdrawing funding and support from Israel and “pressing for resolutions to be adopted by academic, professional and cultural associations and organizations.” While the campaign was founded in April of 2004, the recent events in Gaza spurred California academics to join the call for a boycott ““ a commendable but wrongheaded idea.