It's official: American Studies Association boycotting Israel

The American Studies Association has voted to boycott Israel.

Two-thirds of the 1,252 members who voted approved the boycott,
according to the ASA announcement Monday, a day after the deadline for
voting.

At the time of the vote, there were 3,853 eligible voters, meaning a third of the membership participated.

The
membership-wide canvas was unprecedented and was undertaken in part at