Science Museum accused over links to Israel
Protesters claim it is promoting universities that aided recent military assault on Gaza
By Arifa Akbar, Arts Correspondent
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
The Science Museum, one of Britain's most prestigious public institutions, was embroiled in a row last night after being accused of promoting Israeli universities whose research was used in the country's military campaign in Gaza.
More than 400 academics, a Nobel laureate and the former chair of the Science Select Committee called on the museum to cancel workshops due to be held this week that promote Israeli scientific achievements to schoolchildren.
The critics plan to picket the event and accused the museum of promoting scientists and universities who are "complicit in the Israeli occupation and in the policies and weaponry recently deployed to such disastrous effect in Gaza".
Source: Science Museum accused over links to Israel - Science, News - The Independent
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