Canary Mission seeks to destroy the employment prospects of students who are critical of Israel by smearing their on-line reputations. Scholars Margaret Ferguson and David Simpson call on responsible educators to denounce the project.

Former MLA President Margaret Ferguson has resigned from the organization following passage of a resolution banning further debate over the academic boycott of Israel. Ferguson writes, “My experience in Israel-Palestine is one of the many reasons I am giving up my membership in an organization I have participated in and learned from for over 40 years—long enough to acquire the privileges of “life membership.” Those privileges are now a burden to me.”