[MellySingsDoom]

^^^^ - By effectively tarring all Israeli academics with the same brush, regardless of their political and moral views, this boycott treats them as one lumpen mass. It's ridiculous to suggest (as this boycott does) that, because lecturers are employed by the state, they must agree with the state. By that reasoning, all UK lecturers must agree with the UK government's position in Iraq.

I can't help but suspect a least a tinge of anti-Semitism too - the boycott giving a message of "We won't deal with Jews, no matter who they are". Now I'm sure people will disagree on this specific point - this is simply my subjective view.

Finally, shouldn't the union be doing things like, you know, representing it's members interests in the UK, instead of pissing around with motions that make self-righteous smug gits feel so much better about themselves?