The academy of fools

A leading British academic union, the Association of University Teachers, is once again proposing a boycott against Israeli academics "who refuse to condemn their government's policies." The boycott failed in the past, but this time, there's a new twist:

"We are now better organized," said Sue Blackwell, one of the authors of the motion. "One of the reasons we didn't win last time was that there was no clear public call from Palestinians for the boycott. Now we have that, in writing."

Imagine that--they managed to convince the Palestinians of all people to support a boycott against Israel. And in writing, too!

Meanwhile, no word yet on any proposed boycotts against Palestinian universities, where student political factions have been known to hold debates over who has killed more Israelis...