In a new interview with The Electronic Intifada, Cary Nelson, past president of the American Association of University Professors, has revealed that he is directly advising national Zionist organizations in their campaign against Steven Salaita. Read more about Zionist groups planned to lobby Univ. of Illinois trustees over Salaita appointment 

Salaita, an outspoken supporter of academic boycott, has been the target of high-profile anti-Palestinian campaigners. Read more about University of Illinois fires professor Steven Salaita after Gaza massacre tweets