(Scholars for Peace in the Middle East) 38 Nobel scholars have endorsed a statement condemning attempts to boycott, divest from or sanction Israeli academics, institutions, and research and training centers. The statement notes that academic and cultural boycotts, divestments and sanctions in the academy are: antithetical to principles of academic and scientific freedom, antithetical to principles of freedom of expression and inquiry, and may well constitute discrimination by virtue of national origin. Instead of fostering peace, these boycott and divestment efforts are likely to be counterproductive to the dynamics of reconciliation that lead to peace.
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