Opinion A Palestinian boy looks on near a graffiti boycotting Israel in Bethlehem, November 3, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Farrell/File Photo. Hours after the American Studies Association (ASA) announced its membership had voted to endorse an academic boycott of Israel in 2013, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) issued a statement expressing its disappointment with the ASA vote, claiming it represented “a setback for academic freedom.” Within the week, the Association of American Universities (AAU) issued a statement roundly condemning the ASA boycott, charging that it “directly violates academic freedom, which is a fundamental principle … of American higher education.”...