"Dean to Blair: Blast Israel boycott"

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) reports:

Howard Dean urged Tony Blair to speak out against a British boycott of Israeli academics.

The leader of the Democratic National Committee told the British prime minister in a letter that the boycott approved Monday by the National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education threatens peacemaking.

Dean urged Blair “to bring your substantial influence to bear in rallying your party and your people to speak out unequivocally against” the boycott.