Luke Hodgkin, 1938-2020
Son of Nobel laureate and radical historian who forged his own path as a mathematician and activist remembered
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Members of the European Parliament call on the EU to ban trade with illegal settlements
A group of 46 Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to EC Vice-President and Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis asking to “send a WTO-compatible proposal to the European Parliament….
Shackled and bedbound: How Israel treats hospitalised Palestinian prisoners
Photos of an injured Palestinian teenager shackled to his hospital bed have caused renewed outrage over Israel’s treatment of prisoners
Legitimising Ariel University further marginalises Palestinian rights
The US’ announcement that it now regards Israeli settlements as consistent with international law does not make them so, say eight senior academics
As Cases Surge, Gaza’s Main COVID-19 Lab Halts Work for Lack of Equipment
True number of cases in Gaza is unknown due to low testing rates, but some 30 percent of tests return positive
Moshe Machover suspended – he has issued a public response
JVL Introduction Readers will recall that Moshe Machover was briefly expelled from the Labour Party in autumn 2017 under the old, discredited Iain Nichol regime. He has just been suspended….
Israel invokes nation-state law in denying transport to Palestinian schoolchildren in Galilee
A court has ruled that facilitating two young Palestinian citizens of Israel’s access to Karmiel school would undermine the town’s ‘Jewish character’
Statement from 400+ Current UK Students on IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
If you are a current UK student, and would like to add your name to the letter, you can do so here.
For the Jewish state, the Holocaust is a tool to be manipulated
Something remarkable happened within the same week that an internal Israeli government committee approved the appointment of Effi Eitam, a former IDF general and far-right politician, as chairperson of Yad….