Resulta que la cancelación del viaje de Stephen Hawking a Israel no es una cuestión de boicotear al estado judío, sino simplemente una consecuencia de su estado de salud, según un portavoz de la Universidad de Cambridge.
University officials said earlier in the day they had "previously understood" that Hawking's decision was based solely on health concerns — he is 71 and has severe disabilities — but had now been told otherwise by Hawking's office.
UPDATE: In an about-face, Cambridge University has now confirmed that Hawking is indeed boycotting Israel. For full article click http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/05/08/about-face-cambridge-confirms-hawking-is-boycotting-israel/.
About-Face: Cambridge Confirms Hawking Is Boycotting Israel
N. del T.: About-face significa "cambio radical de postura".
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Ya me parecía raro que se sumara a ese movimiento
#0 No parece que esté tan claro el embrollo http://www.thecommentator.com/article/3477/_boycott_all_the_way_as_cambridge_university_retracts_hawking_health_statement
#0 No es un fraude.
Parece que se reafirma a pesar de lo dicho por el portavoz de Cambridge:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/stephen-hawking-wont-attend-israeli-conference
University officials said earlier in the day they had "previously understood" that Hawking's decision was based solely on health concerns — he is 71 and has severe disabilities — but had now been told otherwise by Hawking's office.
#0 Aquí parece que no dicen nada de eso:http://bricup.org.uk/#238
#4 #0 En la propia noticia hay una actualización:
UPDATE: In an about-face, Cambridge University has now confirmed that Hawking is indeed boycotting Israel. For full article click http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/05/08/about-face-cambridge-confirms-hawking-is-boycotting-israel/.
About-Face: Cambridge Confirms Hawking Is Boycotting Israel
N. del T.: About-face significa "cambio radical de postura".