Stephen Hawking Gets Twitter Abuse About Disability After Boycotting Israeli Conference

Stephen Hawking has been subject to vile abuse targeting his disability after it was announced he is planning to boycott a conference in Israel, hosted by the country’s president Shimon Peres.

The move has outraged organisers of the conference and Israeli academics, but delighted Palestinian human rights campaigners.

“The academic boycott against Israel is in our view outrageous and improper, certainly for someone for whom the spirit of liberty lies at the basis of his human and academic mission,” conference chairman Israel Maimon said in a statement.

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