The Pro-Israel Push to Purge US Campus Critics
There are signs that we’ve reached a tipping point in US public recognition of Israel’s suppression of the rights of Palestinians as a legitimate human rights concern. Increasingly, students on….
Author: aurdip
Israel Said a Palestinian Was Killed in Clashes. A Video Shows He Was Shot in the Back
While the army says Mohammad Khossam Khabali was shot during violent clashes, video shows him walking with friends on a main street
Israeli Army Denied Soldiers Threw Gas Canister Into Hebron School. Then a Video Surfaced
The IDF said the army doesn’t launch stun grenades or tear gas into schools, but after a video surfaced it altered its response
How Palestine’s biggest film festival defies walls, roadblocks and a tiny budget
How do you create a national film festival in a physically divided country that is stifled by lack of financing? Screen visits Palestine Cinema Days.
Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights
Faculty at Pitzer College in California have overwhelmingly voted to pass two motions that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. As Israel’s attacks on Palestinian education escalate, professors and students are standing up for Palestinian rights.
‘Scholasticide: Israel’s attempt to destroy Palestine’s universities’
A version of this talk was given on 3 November at the Chester Stop the War Conference on ‘Palestine : Reframing the Debate’
The health of Palestinians
Published in the Lancet on November 14, 2018 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32934-9
Justin Trudeau Conflating BDS With Anti-Semitism Is Dangerous
On November 7, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a well overdue apology on behalf of all Canadians for the rejection of the MS St. Louis in 1939. Canada’s refusal to….
Israeli Academics and Artists Warn Against Equating anti-Zionism With anti-Semitism
Their open letter ahead of a conference in Vienna advises against giving Israel immunity for ‘grave and widespread violations of human rights and international law’