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Source: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/06/15/mla-votes-large-margin-refrain-backing-israel-boycott
Modern Language Association Votes to "Refrain" from Backing Israel Boycott
(Inside Higher Ed) Scott Jaschik - By a large margin, members of the Modern Language Association have voted to "refrain from endorsing the boycott" of Israeli universities that has been pushed for years - including within the MLA - by advocates for Palestinians. After the measure to refrain from endorsing the boycott was sent to the full membership for approval, the MLA announced Wednesday that the measure passed by a vote of 1,954 to 885. Russell Berman, a professor in the humanities and German studies at Stanford University, said, "This is a good outcome for the MLA and for higher education. It affirms the principle that scholars should not boycott scholars. The MLA membership does not want to be pulled into political controversies that have little or nothing to do with the mission of the association."