HRES 499 · 107th Congress · International Affairs

Condemning attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars.

Introduced 2002-07-24· Sponsored by Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.(2002-10-03)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) attempts to boycott Israeli scholars will neither advance truth nor achieve peace; (2) attempts to treat Israeli scholars as pariahs cannot fail to recall horrifying precedents such as the Nazi effort to "purify" German universities (make them "Judenrein") by expelling Jewish students and faculty and the Stalinist slaughter of Yiddish intellectuals; and (3) scholars in the United States and abroad are to be commended for their prompt and resolute defense of their Israeli colleagues and for their commitment to the free exchange of ideas.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans