Scholars in Italy debate Israel boycott despite censorship

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<p>‘Aca emics i Italy hel the co try’s first scholarly isc ssio s abo t boycott, ivestme t a sa ctio s meas res o Israel i s pport of Palesti ia rights — i spite of attempts at ce sorship ri g a major Mi le East st ies co fere ce i Sicily.</p>
<p>A proposal for a boycott, ivestme t a sa ctio s (BDS) pa el isc ssio was accepte last fall by the scie tific committee for the a al co fere ce of the Italia Society for Mi le Easter St ies (SeSaMO), which took place o 17-19 March.</p>
<p>However, j st weeks before it was to take place, Giacomo Pig ataro, presi e t of the U iversity of Cata ia, which was hosti g the co fere ce, req este that the BDS pa el be remove from the official program, threate i g to p ll iversity s pport.’</p>
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