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Stephen Hawking’s ‘boycott’ of Israeli conference not due to health reasons
Physicist Stephen Hawking’s confirmation that he will not be attending a conference in Israel has re-ignited long-simmering debate over boycotts of the country by some researchers. But the University of Cambridge insists the decision was taken on medical grounds.
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