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.
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.
We, Jewish students at Sciences Po, refuse to be used to justify the repression of pro-Palestinian mobilizations.
A Palestinian catalog of ruin and resilience.
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.
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.
Conscientious objector Sofia Orr explains why she never wavered in her decision despite the crackdown in Israel against opponents of the war.
The attacks on Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham illustrate the repressive forces working to silence those who speak hard truths about Israeli apartheid.
GENEVA (23 February 2024) – Any transfer of weapons or ammunition to Israel that would be used in Gaza is likely to violate international humanitarian law and must cease immediately, UN experts* warned today.
Philippe Lazzarini: “In just over four months in Gaza, there have been more children, more journalists, more medical personnel, and more UN staff killed than anywhere in the world during a conflict. It is with profound regret that I must now inform you that UNRWA has reached a breaking point, with Israel’s repeated calls to dismantle it and the freezing of funding by donors at a time of unprecedented humanitarian needs in Gaza.”
