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Apparently this school now wides with the anit-Jewish group the American Studies Association and its boycott of Israel.

What/who is the American Studies Assocition anyway and what is it with this school?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/us/members-of-jewish-student-group-test-permissible-discussion-on-israel.html?ref=education&_r=0[/quote]

First, this article doesn't report on any actions or positions taken by Swarthmore, rather it reports on the Hillel group at Swarthmore, which has challenged Hillel's policy of prohibiting its campus groups from participating in or offering any programs that Hillel deems to be "unsupportive" of Israel.  The Swarthmore Hillel is not boycotting Israel; it simply wants to be inclusive of broader viewpoints than those santionced by Hillel.

Second, as the article states, the American Studies Association is a group of 5,000 professors at American colleges and universities.  It is not boycotting Israel, but boycotting academic institutions in Israel over their treatment of Palestinians.

For the record, I have no personal connection with Swarthmore, but I do know several current students and alumni.  I don't know what their views are on this issue, but I will say that they have excellent reading comprehension.  Perhaps you could find a Swarthnmore student or alum willing to tutor you in this area.    [/quote]

Not the pp or op on this one but I took the post to suggest that the real issue here is with the ASA supporting a boycott on Israel and that Swathmore the school has not taken any action to condemn it...as have several other schools.  This boycott issue is not a "new" issue per se but seems to be festering quite a bit amongst the SLACs.  Possibly becuase of the leftward tint in those schools?  Seems like this school should make a public statement about its view on the boycott if they have professors who participate in the ASA.  [/quote]

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