I was a little concerned that the argument for boycotting Israel is
being promoted by a lecturer in Philosophy:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2039529/Lecturers-to-debate-%%27boycott%%27-of-Israeli...

Surely such a person ought to know that academic boycotts are an abuse
of academic freedom and, more importantly don't work.

In any event, why stop at Israel?

Shouldn't:

China to be boycotted because of their execution of prisoners on such
a massive scale
The US for similar reasons + its general inclination towards invasion,
occupation and its contempt for justice
Saudi Arabia for public executions and the general abuse of women and
contempt for justice
South Africa for its support of neo-apartheid racist policies - Black
Executive Enrichment and so forth
Austria for its paedophile breeding programme
France for being French

and so forth.