Dr Sebastian Nye (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) should be more careful in future,  and Dr Lorna Finlayson (King's College, Cambridge), and many, many others. They signed a statement put out by 'Back the Boycott: philosophers and political theorists for a boycott of Israel,' which called for the standard 'boycott, divestment and sanctions.'

http://backtheboycott.com/

The statement defended critics who are 'singling Israel out’.

'As many have persuasively argued over the last few weeks, it is Israel that singles itself out:  through its claims to moral impeccability, its celebrated status as a democracy, through its receipt of massive support from the US and other nations, and through its continual abuse of the legacy of the holocaust in order to deflect criticism and to discredit the Palestinian struggle.'

What? Its 'celebrated status as a democracy' is supposed to count against it? 'Abuse of the legacy of the holocaust' is beneath contempt

The list of signatories is given below. Many academics and would-be academics in Iran signed. Apart from ones obviously based in Iran, there are the  people with an affiliation with other Iranian universities: Imam Sadiq university, which 'bridges the gap between the Islamic seminary and traditional university' according to Wikipedia, and which includes courses in criminal law and . Islamic jurisprudence, and the universities of Khajeh, Nasir al-din tusi,  Motahari, Shiraz, Semnan, Allaame tabaatabaae, Tarbiat Modares, Razi, Alzahra, Yazd, Monaghegh ardabili, Zanjan, Kharazmi, Mashahd and Tabriz.

 

Al-Quds is a Palestinian University. Brandeis University suspended its partnership with Al-Quds University on November 18, 2013, for reasons to do with a demonstration there:

'The Nov. 5 demonstration on the Al-Quds campus involved demonstrators wearing black military gear, armed with fake automatic weapons, and who marched while waving flags and raising the traditional Nazi salute. The demonstration took place in the main square of the Al-Quds campus, which was surrounded by banners depicting images of “martyred” suicide bombers.'

The President of Al-Quds university did condemn the demonstration, after the routine and sentimental sentiment with which his statement began, 'The university is often subjected to vilification campaigns by Jewish extremists ... '

Signatures
258 Zarina Bhatia Somerville College, University of Oxford, PSC, STWA Sep 18, 2014
257 Luke Peterson The University of Cambridge (alumnus) Sep 16, 2014
256 Zahra Sedaghat M.A student of philosophy,Alzahra university,Tehran Sep 03, 2014
255 Morteza Gharaee Phd. of philosophy khajeh nasir al-din tusi univerdity Sep 03, 2014
254 M.A Ghalambor PhD candidate, University of Tehran Sep 02, 2014
253 Fatemeh Akbarpoor university of shahed Sep 02, 2014
252 Hossain Ghasemi ph.d of philosophy Sep 02, 2014
251 Sriram Ananth PhD Candidate, Human Geography, University of Minnesota Sep 01, 2014
250 Farkhondeh Beigi student of Imam Sadiq university Sep 01, 2014
249 Abdoallah Niksirat Sep 01, 2014
248 Somaye Abdullahi ph.d student of philosophy,motahari university Sep 01, 2014
247 Dr.Alimohammad Sajedi assistant professor of shiraz university Aug 30, 2014
246 Maryam Jabbehdari PhD of Logic Aug 30, 2014
245 Steve Nutt Phd candidate University of Exeter Aug 27, 2014
244 Ram Adrian University of Chicago, PhD student in Politics Aug 27, 2014
243 Ross Speer PhD Student, University of Oxford Aug 27, 2014
242 Ahmad Majidirad M.A.Islamic mysticism Semnan University Aug 27, 2014
241 Dr.Ali Fathi university of tehran Aug 27, 2014
240 Barbara Foley Rutgers University-Newark Campus Aug 26, 2014
239 Jeremy Coleman PhD Candidate, King's College London Aug 26, 2014
238 David Laibman City University of New York (emeritus) Aug 26, 2014
237 Andrew Chitty University of Sussex Aug 26, 2014
236 Rosie Worsdale PhD Philosophy, University of Essex Aug 26, 2014
235 Andy Knott University of Brighton Aug 26, 2014
234 Neil Davidson University of Glasgow Aug 26, 2014
233 Georgiana Turculet Central European University Aug 25, 2014
232 Radi Jarai Alquds University Aug 25, 2014
231 Jonathan Montpetit PhD Student, McGill University, Department of Political Science Aug 23, 2014
230 Leila Golyar ma from allaame tabaatabaae university Aug 23, 2014
229 Deborah Carmona Aug 23, 2014
228 Tooba Rashidinasab semnan university Aug 22, 2014
227 Zinat Mobasseri Phd. Motahari University,Tehran, Iran Aug 22, 2014
226 Arwa Ibrahim International Relations/Middle East Politics Aug 22, 2014
225 Joseph Tarquin Foulkes Roberts University of Barcelona Aug 21, 2014
224 Hedih Shanbedi Chamran University Aug 21, 2014
223 ٍSeyed Sadreddin Taheri Professor of Philosophy . University of Allameh Tabatabaei . Tehran . Iram Aug 21, 2014
222 Khdijeh Rezazadeh Mogham Philosophy researcher Aug 21, 2014
221 Moslem Abbasi Phd in political Philosophy, Tarbiat Modares University Aug 21, 2014
220 Yasmina Jraissati American University of Beirut Aug 21, 2014
219 Milad Nouri Phd student of philosiphy in motahhari high school- Tehran Aug 20, 2014
218 Samir Abed-Rabbo ODS: One Democratic State in Historic Palestine Aug 20, 2014
217 Dr Blake Alcott ecological economist, retired Aug 20, 2014
216 Filippo Del Lucchese Brunel University, London Aug 20, 2014
215 Carolina Alves SOAS Aug 20, 2014
214 Ali Qorbani Razi university Aug 20, 2014
213 Mohammad Ahmadizadeh Emam Sadeq uni Aug 20, 2014
212 Tahereh Ghamsari iran university Aug 20, 2014
211 Mohamadreza Balanian yazd uni Aug 20, 2014
210 Bertell Ollman Professor, Dept. of Politics, NYU Aug 20, 2014
209 Abolfazl Golmohammadi Azar hashtgerd university Aug 19, 2014
208 John Engel Meadville/Lombard Theological School Aug 19, 2014
207 Pedram Pourmehran PH.D student of philosophy, Institute for Humanities & Cultural Studies,Tehran Aug 19, 2014
206 Monireh Soltan Ahmadi Alzahra University Aug 19, 2014
205 Dr.S.Ahmad Ghaffari Gharebagh institue of Iranian philosophy Aug 19, 2014
204 Dr. Laura Westra University of Windsor, Canada Aug 19, 2014
203 Rasool Berjisian Assistant Professor, FarhangianUniversity, Aug 19, 2014
202 Alireza Fazeli assistant professor of philosophy Aug 19, 2014
201 Mahdi Abdullahi Assistant Professor in Iranian Institute of Philosophy, Tehran Aug 19, 2014
200 Vusal Hasanaov Al-Mustafa International University Aug 19, 2014
199 Phorough Parsa Professor Assistant at Institute for Humanities& Cultural Studies Aug 19, 2014
198 Esmaeil Saadatikhamseh university of mohaghegh ardabili Aug 19, 2014
197 Soghra Babapour phd.philosophy of azad university Aug 19, 2014
196 Dr.Abdolmajid Mirdamadi Phd . Human Right Aug 19, 2014
195 Hossein Tavakoli Humaniterian Revolution Researcher, Philosophy Aug 19, 2014
194 Sara Ghezelbash PH.D grade student of philosophy of religion in the Humanities & cultural researches institution of Tehran Aug 18, 2014
193 Zahra Ghezelbash PH.D grade student of west philosophy in Tehran university Aug 18, 2014
192 Feizollah Abedini PhD student of filosophy of Ferdosi Mashhad University Aug 18, 2014
191 Mohammadreza Adli Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch Aug 18, 2014
190 Paria Elyasi Iranian National Center for Globalization Studies Aug 18, 2014
189 Simon Behrman School of Law, University of East Anglia Aug 18, 2014
188 Khosro Kamali lecturer in University of Zanjan Aug 18, 2014
187 Zakaria Baharnezhad Beheshti university Aug 18, 2014
186 Moslem Dr. Abbasi Aug 18, 2014
185 Dr.Mahdi Ganjvar Aug 18, 2014
184 Fereshteh Sadat Roghani phd student of islamic theosophy in tehran Aug 18, 2014
183 Homa Mabzool kharazmi university Aug 18, 2014
182 Mohammad Javad Rezaeirah Kharazmi University Aug 18, 2014
181 Ala Toorani university assistance of Alzahra University Aug 18, 2014
180 Beytollah Naderlew PhD Researcher in Transcendent Theosophy, University of Isfahan Aug 18, 2014
179 Sedigheh Moosazadeh Nalband Ph.D Candidate in Philosophy, Tabriz University Aug 18, 2014
178 Mahdi Parvizi University of Religions and Denominations Aug 18, 2014
177 Reyhaneh Asarnia PH.D student of philosophy Aug 18, 2014
176 Reza Mahoozi Iranian Institute for Social and Cultural Studies Aug 18, 2014
175 Parviz Hajizadeh student of PHD of comparative philosophy of Allameh tabatabaee, Tehran- Iran Aug 18, 2014
174 Neda Maghsoudimood Ma student philosophy Aug 18, 2014
173 Mohammad Mehdi Ardebili PhD candidate, Western Philosophy, Tabriz University Aug 18, 2014
172 Rasoul Hoseinpour Researcher in Islamic Research Foundation - Theology and Islamic Philosophy Aug 18, 2014
171 Fardin Jamshidimehr Ferdowsi University of Mashahd Aug 18, 2014
170 Fatemeh Akbarpour university of zanjan Aug 18, 2014
169 Gareth Dale Brunel university Aug 18, 2014
168 John P Pittman John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Aug 18, 2014
167 Kelly Gawel NSSR Aug 17, 2014
166 Dr Gary Duke Aug 17, 2014
165 Steven Michels Aug 17, 2014
164 Dr. Anya Topolski Research in Political Philosophy Leuven (RIPPLE) - University of Leuven Aug 16, 2014
163 Humeira Iqtidar King's College London Aug 16, 2014
162 Mandy Mitchell Cal Poly Pomona Aug 16, 2014
161 Fabien Tarrit Université de Reims Aug 16, 2014
160 Eddie Siaca Aug 15, 2014
159 Caspar Wilson King's College London Aug 15, 2014
158 Russell Dale Science & Society Aug 15, 2014
157 Chrissie DaCosta PhD student Aug 15, 2014
156 Lisa Foran University College Dublin Aug 15, 2014
155 James Tartaglia Keele University Aug 15, 2014
154 Michael Loughlin Manchester Metropolitan University Aug 15, 2014
153 Maeve McKeown UCL Aug 15, 2014
152 Carl Fox PhD student, University of Sheffield Aug 15, 2014
151 Andy Denis City University London Aug 15, 2014
150 Stefano Breda Freie Universität Berlin Aug 15, 2014
149 Waddah Nasr American University of Beirut Aug 15, 2014
148 Robert Gallagher American University of Beirut Aug 15, 2014
147 John N. Williams Singapore Management University Aug 15, 2014
146 Stephen Winter University of Auckland Aug 14, 2014
145 Nilantha McPartland PhD candidate, School of Philosophy, University College Dublin Aug 14, 2014
144 Anne Phillips Department of Government, London School of Economics Aug 14, 2014
143 Brady Heiner California State University, Fullerton Aug 14, 2014
142 Prof. Moncef BEN ABDELJELIL University of Sousse, Tunisia Aug 14, 2014
141 Richard Wood Retired Chair, Sociology Department, DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA Aug 14, 2014
140 Mog Stapleton University of Stuttgart, Germany Aug 14, 2014
139 John Heron PhD candidate, King's College London Aug 14, 2014
138 Adam Caulton University of Cambridge Aug 14, 2014
137 Keith Wilson University of Glasgow, UK Aug 14, 2014
136 Sunera Thobani University of British Columbia Aug 14, 2014
135 Keith Breen Queen's University, Beflast Aug 14, 2014
134 John Wright PhD student, King's College London Aug 14, 2014
133 Lars Cornelissen PhD Candidate, University of Brighton Aug 14, 2014
132 Hamidreza Ayatollahy Professor of Allameh Tabatabaii University Aug 14, 2014
131 Andrew Drever PhD student, University of Edinburgh Aug 14, 2014
130 Paul Blackledge Leeds Metropolitan University Aug 14, 2014
129 M.KEMAL ISIK PHILOSOPHY M.A. STUDENT Aug 14, 2014
128 Martin Samson Saint Paul University Conflict Studies Ph.D. Aug 14, 2014
127 Ray Brassier American University of Beirut Aug 14, 2014
126 Yaser Mirdamadi PhD candidate, University of Edinburgh Aug 14, 2014
125 Eric Longley Graduate University of Wales and Birkbeck Aug 14, 2014
124 Natalia Baeza Universita degli Studi di Firenze Aug 14, 2014
123 Alan Nasser Emeritus, Philosophy and Political Economy, The Evergreen State College, Washington, USA Aug 14, 2014
122 Prof Jules Townshend Manchester Metropolitan University Aug 14, 2014
121 Omid Tofighian Research Assistant/Honorary Research Associate Aug 14, 2014
120 Peter Cheyne Kyoto Notre Dame University Aug 14, 2014
119 Rinella Cere Aug 14, 2014
118 Peter Thomas Brunel University London Aug 14, 2014
117 Professor Bill Bowring School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London Aug 14, 2014
116 Tom Bunyard University of Brighton Aug 14, 2014
115 Dr Thomas Moore University of Westminster Aug 14, 2014
114 Balihar Sanghera University of Kent Aug 14, 2014
113 Glenn Bowman University of Kent Aug 14, 2014
112 Neil Manson Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University Aug 14, 2014
111 Jared Ahmad University of Manchester - Politics Aug 14, 2014
110 Sara Kallock University of Manchester Aug 14, 2014
109 Sean Sayers university of kent Aug 14, 2014
108 Mathias Fenger University of Cambridge Aug 14, 2014
107 Debra Shaw University of East London Aug 14, 2014
106 Matthew Sharpe Deakin University Aug 14, 2014
105 Bill Brewer King's College London Aug 14, 2014
104 Daniel Jou Harvard University Aug 14, 2014
103 David Wan The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong Aug 14, 2014
102 Hsin-Wen Lee Aug 14, 2014
101 Anthony Langlois Flinders University Aug 14, 2014
100 Miguel Moreno University of GRANADA, Spain Aug 14, 2014
99 Roberto Marafioti Universidad de Buenos Aires Aug 14, 2014
98 Kaveh Boveiri PhD Canididate of Philosophy, Université de Montréal Aug 14, 2014
97 Emre Kazim King's College London, London Aug 14, 2014
96 Christopher Norris Cardiff University Aug 13, 2014
95 Josef Ehrenmueller Aug 13, 2014
94 Alice Gibson PhD Candidate, Kingston University Aug 13, 2014
93 Anthony Faramelli Kingston University Aug 13, 2014
92 Amir Dastmalchian King's College London Aug 13, 2014
91 German Primera PhD Candidate, University of Brighton Aug 13, 2014
90 Anahi Wiedenbrüg University of Oxford Aug 13, 2014
89 Jouni Tilli University of Jyväskylä Aug 13, 2014
88 Daniel Gruschke Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Aug 13, 2014
87 Pedro Tabensky Rhodes University, South Africa Aug 13, 2014
86 Paul Reynolds Edge Hill University Aug 13, 2014
85 Jan Biba Charles University, Prague Aug 13, 2014
84 Shirin Shafaie SOAS, University of London Aug 13, 2014
83 Vera Yuen M.A. Philosophy (2013), SFU, Canada Aug 13, 2014
82 Cosimo Zene SOAS, University of London Aug 13, 2014
81 Emily Douglas recently graduated M.A., University of Alberta Aug 13, 2014
80 Oscar Garza University of Bath Aug 13, 2014
79 Herman De Ley Ghent University (Belgium) Aug 13, 2014
78 Nico Naeve University of Mannheim, Germany Aug 13, 2014
77 Matthias Lievens Research in Political Philosophy Leuven (RIPPLE) - University of Leuven Aug 13, 2014
76 Dan Wood Villanova University Aug 13, 2014
75 Roxana Akhbari PhD student of Philosophy, University of Alberta Aug 13, 2014
74 Lennon Kathleen Professor Kathleen Lennon School of Politics, Philosophy and International Studies University of Hull HU67RX Aug 13, 2014
73 Lilian Bermejo Luque University of Granada Aug 13, 2014
72 Peter King Pembroke College, Oxford Aug 13, 2014
71 Bob Brecher University of Brighton Aug 13, 2014
70 Bendict Chan Assistant Professor, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong Aug 13, 2014
69 James Humphries PhD candidate at University of Glasgow Aug 13, 2014
68 Søren Engelsen Aug 13, 2014
67 Vlad Ionescu KUL Aug 13, 2014
66 Haim Bresheeth Professorial Research Associate, SOAS Aug 13, 2014
65 Omer Duran PhD Candidate, Istanbul University Aug 13, 2014
64 Lucas Petroni Ph.D. candidate, University of São Paulo Aug 13, 2014
63 Michael Bennett University of York Aug 13, 2014
62 George Caffentzis University of Southern Maine Aug 13, 2014
61 Rajshree Chandra Associate Professor, Delhi Univeristy Aug 13, 2014
60 Rahul Rao SOAS, University of London Aug 13, 2014
59 Tobias Müller Ludwig-Maximilias-University Munich Aug 13, 2014
58 Pedro Merlussi Durham University Aug 13, 2014
57 Philipp Schwind University of Miami Aug 13, 2014
56 Karim Sadek bogazici university Aug 13, 2014
55 Aylon Cohen University of Oxford Aug 13, 2014
54 Samantha Langsdale SOAS, University of London Aug 13, 2014
53 Christian Henderson SOAS Aug 13, 2014
52 Thomas Marois SOAS, University of London Aug 13, 2014
51 Manjeet Ramgotra SOAS, University of London Aug 13, 2014
50 Olav Eikeland Aug 13, 2014
49 Donald Bello Hutt King's College London Aug 13, 2014
48 Raymond Geuss University of Cambridge (emeritus) Aug 13, 2014
47 Joshua Habgood-Cotoe university of st andrews Aug 13, 2014
46 Johanna Oksala University of Helsinki Aug 13, 2014
45 Sheridan Phillips European Graduate School Aug 13, 2014
44 Stuart White Oxford University Aug 12, 2014
43 Ali Yalçın Göymen Ph.D. Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Aug 12, 2014
42 David John Hall University of Oxford Aug 12, 2014
41 Annette Zimmermann University of Oxford Aug 12, 2014
40 Puneet Dhaliwal University of Oxford Aug 12, 2014
39 Bruno Leipold University of Oxford Aug 12, 2014
38 Dr Karma Nabulsi University of Oxford Aug 12, 2014
37 Clarissa Hayward Washington University in St. Louis, Political Science Aug 12, 2014
36 Rani Lill Anjum Norwegian University of Life Sciences Aug 12, 2014
35 Emanuela Bianchi New York University Aug 12, 2014
34 Dondu Sahin Aug 12, 2014
33 Raymond White Aug 12, 2014
32 Jared Talley Boise State University Aug 12, 2014
31 Chuq Streuly retired Aug 12, 2014
30 Harry Gu University of Rochester Aug 12, 2014
29 Philip Gasper Madison College, Wisconsin Aug 12, 2014
28 Richenda Herzig University of East Anglia, UK Aug 11, 2014
27 Lisa Forsberg King's College London Aug 11, 2014
26 Peter Takacs Florida State University Aug 11, 2014
25 Mark Jago University of Nottingham Aug 11, 2014
24 Matt Drabek Visiting Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa Aug 11, 2014
23 Isra Black King's College London Aug 11, 2014
22 Joel Chow University of Arizona Aug 11, 2014
21 Neri Marsili Phd candidate, University of Sheffield Aug 11, 2014
20 Laura Felline Institut Superieur de Philosophie - Universite' Catholique de Louvain Aug 11, 2014
19 Alasia Nuti PhD Candidate, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge Aug 11, 2014
18 Alison Fernandes Columbia University Aug 11, 2014
17 Fiona Rennie Birkbeck College London Aug 10, 2014
16 Karl Egerton Birkbeck College, University of London Aug 10, 2014
15 Jason Hickel London School of Economics Aug 10, 2014
14 Fuad Musallam PhD Candidate, London School of Economics Aug 10, 2014
13 Dr Simon Hewitt Birkbeck College, London Aug 10, 2014
12 Damiano La Manna PhD Candidate, University of Sheffield Aug 10, 2014
11 Dr Lorna Finlayson King's College, Cambridge Aug 10, 2014
10 Katharine Jenkins PhD Candidate, University of Sheffield Aug 10, 2014
9 Konstancja Duff PhD candidate, University of Sussex Aug 10, 2014
8 Phillip Homburg DPhil candidate, University of Sussex Aug 10, 2014
7 Dr Daniel Swain University of Essex Aug 10, 2014
6 Prof Alex Callinicos King's College London Aug 10, 2014
5 Dr Tom Akehurst Open University Aug 10, 2014
4 Dr Sebastian Nye Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Aug 10, 2014
3 Dr Arianne Shahvisi American University of Beirut Aug 10, 2014
2 Dr Joseph Kisolo-Ssonko Sheffield University Aug 10, 2014
1 Paul Raekstad PhD candidate, University of Cambridge Aug 10, 2014