The constitution of an extremist right-wing government makes it abundantly clear: there is no hope for change for the better from within Israel. More than ever the occupation and colonization….
A few months ago a story was published on the Yedioth Hakkibutz magazine. The first page of the magazine headlined: “We have expelled, bombed, and killed” and recalled an interview….
Given what we now know, it’s harder to ignore the destruction of Palestinian schools and other infrastructures
Signing on to the State Department’s definition of the term could mean denying academic freedom and free speech
The following press release was issued by Jewish Voice for Peace:
The steadfastness of the Palestinians is like the age-old olive trees in Palestine that succeed in resurfacing between the European pines
We are two students, both studying musicology at the Université Paris 8 and in the CRR 93 at Aubervilliers and the CRD at Gennevilliers [translator’s note: all located in the….
Leading intellectuals are outraged that Monique Canto-Sperber, who famously quashed two events sponsored by Israel critics, is being given the stage to discuss “freedom of speech.”
Religious identity, threats of anti-Semitism, conflict of interest muddy the waters of campus divestment debate
[ Savage Minds is honored to publish this essay by Talal Asad. He teaches anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center and specializes on religion and politics in the Middle East and Europe.]
