Israel funnels millions to erase Palestinian history
The Ministry of Culture earmarks $17 million to expand archeological excavations in East Jerusalem.
Source: AIC
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Israeli forces raid Palestinian-owned publishing house
Israeli forces raided a Palestinian publishing house in the West Bank district of Ramallah and seized equipment, the Palestinian News and Info Agency reports. The owner of al-Nour Publishing House,….
Habima Theater and the need for a cultural boycott of Israel
The national theater’s upcoming performance in Kiryat Arba settlement proves that boycotts against Israeli activity in the West Bank alone will never destabilize the occupation.
Israeli academic elite’s complicity in oppression
Israel’s academic elite is mobilised on behalf of the national project, and is well compensated by the regime. When its members shout things such as “fascism”, it’s appropriate that this criticism be directed at itself as well.
Tel Aviv University supports army, military companies
Tel Aviv University has awarded 2015 honorary fellowships to four Israeli army officials and military company directors involved in development of the Iron Dome system.
Tel Aviv University: 850 scholarships for Gaza attack service
Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently awarded scholarships to 850 students who took part in Israel’s military attack on the Gaza Strip last summer. The “President’s Scholarship for Service in Operation Protective Edge”, up to NIS 2,000 per student, was awarded as tuition credit to the winners.
Israeli army targets girls for tech positions
The Israeli army has begun targeting girls for future service in its technological units through a new partnership project with 25 high schools throughout the country, according to the Israeli media outlet nrg. The plan, initiated by the Women’s Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff, aims to fill existing gaps in the military personnel needs for technological positions with female soldiers.
Artistic procession reflects Palestinian past
Around 70 people gather at Manara Square in Ramallah on a Wednesday afternoon. Excited, they are waiting for the march to begin while enjoying the juggling performances of several artists…..
Protest halts Israeli archaeological dig in Hebron
Activists succeeded in temporarily halting Israel’s archeological dig in Hebron’s Tel Rumeida. As in other occupied Palestinian territory, such as East Jerusalem’s City of David, Israel is using archaeology to expand and legitimise settlements in the heart of the West Bank’s largest city.
Sixty nine percent of Gaza schools damaged by Israeli assaults
Almost 69 percent of government and UN schools in the Gaza Strip were damaged by Israeli assaults. West Bank students began their school year in solidarity with Gaza counterparts. And will Israel begin its school year as scheduled despite opposition from Israel’s south?