:::::::::It not "unevidenced" see here: . The other point you made that "Cole has consistently defended Israeli academics' academic freedom for several years..." is also dubious and only tells half the story. I read his piece  re: the boycott and his argument was that because he thought the Israeli academics agreed with him, they shouldn't be boycotted. Hardly a principled, ("I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it") defense of "academic freedom". So much for Voltaire (or Hall actually).