In first application of anti-BDS law, Germany censors Israelis
Germany has tested its first case of a new anti-BDS law by targeting the “School for Unlearning Zionism,” a project organized by Israeli artists in Berlin.
Category: Columns
Statement from the NYU-AAUP on Zoom Censorship
Statement from the American Association of University Professors New York University Chapter (NYU-AAUP) Executive Committee (10/23/2020)
Hallel Rabin, Prisoner
With her privileged background, Hallel Rabin could have done military service in intelligence. Or at Army Radio. Or in any non-combat unit that is prestigious enough to enhance her future….
When Scientists Become Political Dissenters
Three cases across the world highlight the dangers of challenging the status quo
BRISMES’ letter to Times Higher Education (THE) regarding Ariel University
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings website indicates that Ariel University is located in Israel, Samaria. BRISMES sent a letter asking THE to rectify the address of Ariel University as Occupied Palestinian Territory in line with the United Nations defintion.
“Palestine is There”: A Problem, Evidently, for the Cornell Chair of Architecture
This Monday, Professor Ariella Aïsha Azoulay was kicking off the stellar lecture series Algerian architect and architectural historian Samia Henni has put together for the department of architecture at Cornell….
The Campaign to “Kill” the BDS Movement Against Israel Extends Far and Wide
Israel is facing declining public support in the United States and sees the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign as a key threat to its legitimacy. That’s why Israel is enlisting the US government, American university administrators, and even tech companies like Zoom and Facebook to try to destroy the BDS movement.
Ariel U. study rejected because author refused to remove ‘written in Israel’
An activist group asked the journal to change the address to say “Ariel University, illegal Israeli settlement of Ariel, Occupied Palestinian Territory.”
Les étudiants de Columbia ont massivement voté pour le désinvestissement d’Israël et la réaction du président n’est que dédain — Rashid Khalidi
Il y a deux jours, les étudiants de premier cycle de Columbia ont massivement voté pour désinvestir de sociétés qui profitent de ou s’impliquent dans les actions de l’État d’Israël à l’égard des Palestiniens sous la loi « d’apartheid ». Le président de l’université, Lee Bollinger, a très vite rejeté le vote, disant qu’il s‘agissait d’un problème « complexe » sur lequel le consensus n’existe pas sur le campus.
S’adressant mercredi au Centre Arabe, le professeur d’histoire de Columbia, Rachid Khalidi, a dit que le vote, dans une ville qui a la population juive la plus importante au monde, était un signe remarquable de changement. J’ai appelé Khalidi, qui est le professeur titulaire de la chaire Édouard Saïd d’études arabes modernes, afin d’avoir des détails.
Global civil society calls for UN General Assembly to investigate Israeli apartheid
452 trade unions, movements, political parties and organizations from tens of countries call on the United Nations General Assembly to investigate Israeli apartheid and impose sanctions