Stephen Hawking 'boycotts' major Israel conference

Israeli aggressions against Palestinians and mostly civilians are overwhelming to the point that the list of boycotting people and entities is only increasing by time.

Sorry, but why is this on hacker news?

No, he doesnt. He sent a letter that he wouldn't go there for health reasons, but the news agencies told the story incorrectly - for whatever reasons.

And no, the only aggressive people are the real muslims there who attack Israel and other countries all the time.