London conference condemns antisemitism

The London Declaration on Combating Antisemitism is a product of the recent Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism held in London, England in February 2009. Point 25 of the declaration is interesting:

Education Authorities should ensure that freedom of speech is upheld within the law and to protect students and staff from illegal antisemitic discourse and a hostile environment in whatever form it takes including calls for boycotts.

It acknowledges that "calls for boycotts" can create a hostile environment. Well, we know that from the recent events at York University that this is true.