Academics For Palestine are not pro-peace, they are anti-Israel | VECO

Academics For Palestine, in conjunction with the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, will today host a conference in Trinity College Dublin. The stated aim of the conference is to promote academic freedom and to make the case for an academic boycott of the state of Israel. Although anti-Israel in scope, it is unclear what the specific demands or concerns of the speakers of today´s conference are. Academics For Palestine (AFP) have been active since 2014 and enjoy the support of many prominent voices in Irish academia. Unlike the myriad of academic conferences held in TCD, the most prestigious third level institution in the country, this one is unique in that very few of its speakers are experts in the topic that will be discussed; namely the Israel-Palestine conflict.