Personally, I'm disappointed. I believed that the pursuit of knowledge circumvented political disagreements in academia, but I was apparently wrong. Don't assume I'm some blind zionist, I understand anger at Israel (I don't agree with a lot of it), but to boycott the country due to the actions of the government is silly. It doesn't help you, shape Israeli policymakers, or end certain positions the country has to Palestine. And here I thought Hawking was a stand up kind of guy. [i]ba-da-bing![/i]