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N.Y. bill cuts state funding to colleges boycotting Israel

(JNS.org) The New York State Assembly on Jan. 28 passed a bill to halt government funding to academic institutions supporting a boycott of Israel. The vote passed 56-4. The bill was drafted by Democratic New York State Senator Jeffrey Klein in response to the American Studies Association’s recent decision to boycott Israel and Israeli academic institutions.

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