Meet the First Tenured Professor to Be Fired for Pro-Palestine Speech
Maura Finkelstein was terminated by Muhlenberg College for an Instagram repost.
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Student Faces Deportation After Suspension for Pro-Palestine Protest
The suspended student, a PhD candidate, is facing the possible revocation of his visa as a visiting foreign student. If his visa is revoked, he will likely be deported by the end of the week.
IOI members vote to bar Israel from computing Olympiad over Gaza war
The prestigious computer science competition’s General Assembly members voted with a two-thirds majority to ban participation under the Israeli flag.
Bisan Lecture series – Marwan Rashed – Universalism vs. Orientalism
We are very excited to have Professor Marwan Rashed, for the next installment of the Bisan Lecture Series, on Wednesday October 16th, at 7PM Palestine time, who will speak on “Universalism vs. Orientalism. Some Thoughts about, and in the wake of, Edward Said”. Register here to get the Zoom link!
Blinken ignored US assessments that Israel blocked aid to Gaza: Report
Acknowledging Israel blocked US aid to Palestinians would have triggered a ban on arms transfers to Israel.
UN experts warn international order on a knife’s edge, urge States to comply with ICJ Advisory Opinion
GENEVA (18 September 2024) – Over 50 days since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its historic Advisory Opinion, declaring that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory unlawful, UN experts* are warning that the edifice of international law stands upon a knife’s edge, with most States failing to take meaningful steps to comply with their international obligations reaffirmed in the ruling.
Israeli soldiers filmed pushing bodies of Palestinians off West Bank roof
IDF says its is reviewing the incident, which took place during a raid in the town of Qabatiya
The Guardian view on Israel’s booby-trap war: illegal and unacceptable
Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power depends on his nation being at war. The region is paying a high price
Gaza Officials Publish List of Those Killed in Israeli Assault. The First 14 Pages Are Babies
“This is a genocide of children,” said Heba Gowayed, a sociology professor at the City University of New York’s Hunter College. Jake Johnson
Israel’s siege now blocks 83% of food aid reaching Gaza, new data reveals
Joint press release: 15 aid organisations demand international pressure for an immediate ceasefire, arms embargo, and end to Israel’s systematic aid obstruction