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The Israeli army promised to avoid arresting kids at night. It never even tried
18 January | Oren Ziv and Basil Adraa pour +972 |

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Despite committing to new procedures to reduce the practice, the army is still using night arrests as a default against Palestinian children, says rights group.
Israeli documentary film has been a haven for criticism of the occupation. For how much longer?
15 January | Noam Sheizaf pour +972 |

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For years, left-wing filmmakers have resisted the right’s attempts at delegitimization. But political pressure may soon dry up their funding.
Additional boycott measures against Israel are required, including academic boycott
15 January | David Enoch pour Haaretz הארץ |

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Discussions of various boycott measures that are being, or will be used against Israel — both in the academic field and more generally — are premised on assumptions that one should challenge.
According to one such false premise, this is a threat that the State of Israel has the utmost interest in (...)
BRICUP Statement on NUS Tuck Report
14 January | BRICUP |

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A Report on complaints about antisemitism towards Jewish students within the National Union of Students concludes that discussions about Israel and Palestine have made them feel uncomfortable. The choice of the KC to conduct the Inquiry (Rebecca Tuck) needed Union of Jewish Students approval. BRICUP’s analysis of the Report finds its content as flawed as the process of appointing the investigator.
Palestinian alumni call for Harvard Kennedy School dean to step down over Ken Roth fiasco
11 January | Michael Arria pour Mondoweiss |

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Harvard Kennedy School’s (HKS) Palestinian Alumni Collective is calling for the resignation of Dean Douglas Elmendorf after he rescinded a fellowship to Ken Roth over his Israel criticisms. The group is also calling for Roth, who spent almost thirty years as the executive director of Human (...)
Israël, une démocratie devenue illusoire
10 January | Le Monde |

Le nouveau gouvernement israélien, qui fait la part belle aux suprémacistes juifs et aux ultraorthodoxes, prévoit notamment d’étendre les colonies. Plus de cinquante ans après la conquête par la force de Gaza et de la Cisjordanie, pérenniser cette domination implique un prix politique et diplomatique.
I once ran Human Rights Watch. Harvard blocked my fellowship over Israel
10 January | Kenneth Roth pour The Guardian |

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I was told that my fellowship at the Kennedy School was vetoed over my and Human Rights Watch’s criticism of Israel
Israel Sees Palestinian Human Rights Groups as Terrorist Organizations
10 January | Noa Landau pour Haaretz |

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Among the myriad problems in the security cabinet’s decision to “punish” the Palestinians for their diplomatic efforts to fight the occupation was one particularly dangerous and harsh element. Part 5 of the summary of the cabinet’s decision states: “Actions will be taken against organizations in (...)
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
7 January | Michael Massing pour The Nation |

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Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School for having the temerity to criticize Israel.
Ten Israeli human rights organizations to ICC Prosecutor: “We are all committed to assisting your office in advancing the ongoing investigation of the Situation in Palestine”
28 December 2022 | B’Tselem |

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Yesterday (Tuesday, 27 Dec. 2022), ten human rights groups that operate in Israel sent a first of its kind joint letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, voicing support for his intention to visit Palestine and for advancing the Court’s ongoing (...)