Genocide is plausible; stop arms to Israel
We, the undersigned academics and supporters, call on the US to stop transfer of all offensive arms and related funds to Israel, immediately.
Category: Columns
Opinion: Why I’m resigning from the State Department
Editor’s Note: Annelle Sheline, PhD, served for a year as a foreign affairs officer at the Office of Near Eastern Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on CNN.
Dispute within Max Planck Society over ties to Israel
Statement from a collective of academics in solidarity with Palestine from The Max Planck Society:
The Max Planck Society (MPS) is a government-funded research organisation in Germany that comprises 85 research institutes (most of which are also based in Germany), and it is one of the most successful such organisations worldwide. Therefore, its academic and non-academic employees come from various backgrounds, and the MPS prides itself on the diversity it fosters. However, this position has not always been reflected in the political statements and stances that the MPS has expressed over the years, its continuous support and collaboration with Israeli research institutions, which partake in the apartheid regime in occupied Palestine, being a prime example of this.
Letter addressing ongoing violations of academic freedom in occupied Palestinian Territories
We write on behalf of the Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) to express our deep concern regarding Israel’s widening assaults on Palestinian universities and the targeting of students and faculty in the occupied West Bank since 7 October 2023.
Defending our students committed to Palestine
As teachers, doctoral students, researchers and faculty members at Sciences Po and other universities, we express our full support for students that participated in the occupation organised the morning of Tuesday 12th March, in response to the call of the Academic Coordination Against Colonization in Palestine (ACACP)to organise a day of academic support for the Palestinian people.
JEWISH STUDENTS AT SCIENCES PO : WE WON’T BE INSTRUMENTALIZED AGAINST PALESTINIAN VOICES
We, Jewish students at Sciences Po, refuse to be used to justify the repression of pro-Palestinian mobilizations.
We Are Not from Where We Are From
A Palestinian catalog of ruin and resilience.
With the suspension of Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Israeli academia is entering the abyss
On behalf of over eight hundred academics, members of Academia for Equality, we raise an urgent emergency alarm over the decision of the Hebrew University’s administration to suspend Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian from teaching duties due to her statements regarding the current war.
Statement on Israeli actions in Occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Leaders from 25 Latin American and Caribbean nations convene at the CELAC Summit in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, reaffirming commitment to peace in the region. They express grave concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, condemning civilian casualties and endorsing a UN demand for an immediate ceasefire. The leaders call for the release of hostages, support UNRWA, stress the importance of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, and note ongoing cases before the International Court of Justice to determine if Israel’s actions constitute genocide. They decide to establish a monitoring mechanism under the presidency of Honduras for peace efforts.
‘People say I’m naive, antisemitic, a traitor’: Israeli teen jailed for draft refusal
Conscientious objector Sofia Orr explains why she never wavered in her decision despite the crackdown in Israel against opponents of the war.