ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND THE BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI UNIVERSITIES: ON THE NECESSITY OF ANGRY KNOWLEDGE.

Boycotts; Academic freedom; Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions movement; Israeli apartheid; Education; Activists; Universities & colleges

An essay is presented on academic boycott movement in the universities in Israel. Topics include the boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign, the importance of increasing generations of the Palestinian activists, and the difference between academic freedom and entitlement. It also discusses several essays including "Against Apartheid: The Case for Boycotting Israeli Universities," "Who's Afraid of Academic Freedom?" and the "The Case for Sanctions Against Israel," by Audrea Lim.