Modern Language Association members condemn Israeli border policies, but vote is not ratified

Modern Language Association members condemn Israeli border policies, but vote is not ratified

By Alex Kane
Modern Language Association (MLA) members voted 1,560-1,063 to condemn Israel's discriminatory border policies. But the vote was not ratified because 10 percent of MLA members have to affirm the vote for a measure to count, leading pro-Israel groups to celebrate the end result. Despite that, MLA member David Lloyd saw the vote as evidence that "on the battleground of ideas, Israel and its supporters are continuing to lose ground."
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