Visitors Now:
Total Visits:
Total Stories:
Profile image
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Breaking News: Stephen Hawking Boycotts Israel

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 0:39
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

The Guardian Breaking News: Stephen Hawking Boycotts Israel

Perhaps the most famous living scientist is backing out of a major conference in Jerusalem over Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Hawking came under pressure from an international campaign, but says he made the decision after hearing from his contacts in Palestinian academia.

 

 

The Guardian explains:
Hawking, 71, the world-renowned theoretical physicist and Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, had accepted an invitation to headline the fifth annual president’s conference, Facing Tomorrow, in June, which features major international personalities, attracts thousands of participants and this year will celebrate Peres’s 90th birthday.
 
Hawking is in very poor health, but last week he wrote a brief letter to the Israeli president to say he had changed his mind. He has not announced his decision publicly, but a statement published by the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine with Hawking’s approval described it as “his independent decision to respect the boycott, based upon his knowledge of Palestine, and on the unanimous advice of his own academic contacts there”.
 
According to the paper, Hawking has been to Israel four times previously, and after the 2008-2009 bombardment of Gaza, he compared the situation to “South Africa before 1990.”
 

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Total 2 comments
  • Hmmmmm…. i’m thinking that Steven Hawking is just a persona of Captain Pike of Star Trek… only it would be a bit too obvious to build a box around him with blinking lights. One for no and two for yes… beep, beep… okay, that’s two no’s.

    Jeezess… he looks like a shell of his former self… i would think he’d be begging for a mercy killing about now. Wadda ya, wadda ya, wadda ya, kidding me? Get the heck out of here with this malarkey.

  • Mr A Hole - PHD, BSE, HN51, ADHD hons. DVT HIV

    It’s because Israel has too many stairs. That And it’s an evil place of course.

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.