Original sentence: The academic boycotts of Israel refer to a series of proposals to boycott Israeli universities and academics, which have been put forward first by a group of academics via an open letter in 2002, and later members of two teaching unions in the UK, one Irish group, and a Palestinian NGO.The goal of proposed academic boycotts is to use international pressure to force a change in Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories and its inhabitants.The primary issues discussed are:.The proposals have been the subject of contentious debate
Edited sentence: The academic boycotts of Israel refer to a series of proposals to boycott Israeli universities and academics, which were put forward by a group of academics via an open letter, members of two teaching unions in the UK in the 2000s, one Irish group, and a Palestinian NGO.The primary issues were :.The proposals were not accepted by the unions or by the wider public.The proposals were the subject of contentious debate.Their goal was to use international pressure to force a change in Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories and its inhabitants