Original sentence: A decision by the NUJ to boycott Israeli goods, shortly after the kidnapping of BBC reporter Alan Johnston drew sharp criticisms from Honest Reporting, CAMERA, and others, who accused the NUJ of media bias against Israel and pointed to the move as further evidence of such bias.As a result of the controversy, the NUJ abandoned its decision to boycott Israeli goods
Edited sentence: A decision by the NUJ's Annual Delegate Meeting in 2007 to support a TUC boycott of Israeli goods, should one be organised, drew sharp criticisms from pro-Zionist organisations, Honest Reporting, CAMERA, and others, who accused the NUJ of media bias against Israel and pointed to the move as further evidence of such bias.Controversy in the NUJ is a much wider issue than this fuss might suggest, largely because the union represents a wide range of opinions and political positions among its members.Only rarely, as in cases where organised campaigns are mounted, does it receive any publicity, much less the sort of publicity generated by the so-called 'boycott vote'.Others accused the union of not going far enough in the face of Israel's persistent refusal to accept United Nations resolutions.Since his release, Johnston himself has publicly thanked the NUJ and appeared at a number of NUJ events.The decision by the union's 'representative assembly' had nothing to do with the  kidnapping of BBC reporter Alan Johnston whom it wholeheartedly supported.When the TUC rejected the idea of boycotting Israeli goods, the NUJ was able to drop the matter