Scientists demand CERN end cooperation with Israel
"As scientists, we cannot tolerate that the current state of war imposed by the Israeli government on Palestinians, alongside the unacceptable toll of lives and affront to human dignity, also compromises the continued peaceful collaboration of Israeli and Palestinian scientists between themselves, and with the rest of the community," the petition read.
The intergovernmental organisation, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, admitted Israel as the Organization's 21st member state in early January of 2014.
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