LARB Digital Edition

Does an academic boycott of Israel advance, or damage, the cause for peace in the Middle East?

We brought together eight leading scholars to debate the question in an unprecedented forum, "Academic Activism: Israelis, Palestinians, and the Ethics of Boycott." Collectively, their essays — equal parts incisive, provocative, and passionate — deliver a multifaceted lens through which to view the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanctions) movement, and the ongoing search for a path towards peace.