CUNY Ph.D. Students Postpone Vote on Israel Boycott

The Doctoral Students' Council of the City University of New York Graduate Center on Friday postponed a vote on a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli universities and for CUNY to cut ties to Israeli businesses and other entities. The proposal was controversial both because of its substance and because the meeting on which the measure was to be discussed and voted on was on a Friday evening, when observant Jews would be unable to attend because of the Sabbath. The council said that the vote would be rescheduled for a time when observant Jews would be able to attend.