As Cases Surge, Gaza’s Main COVID-19 Lab Halts Work for Lack of Equipment
True number of cases in Gaza is unknown due to low testing rates, but some 30 percent of tests return positive
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Israel invokes nation-state law in denying transport to Palestinian schoolchildren in Galilee
A court has ruled that facilitating two young Palestinian citizens of Israel’s access to Karmiel school would undermine the town’s ‘Jewish character’
Zoom Censorship of Palestine Seminars Sparks Fight Over Academic Freedom
Zoom cited anti-terrorism laws to shut down an event with Palestinian activist Leila Khaled — and other events criticizing its censorship.
UK universities reject Israel lobby’s anti-Semitism definition
Only a minority of UK universities have adopted the misleading and politically motivated definition of anti-Semitism promoted by Israel and its lobby. Despite repeated British government threats, fewer than 22….
Decolonizing Our Campuses: Students Unite Against Oppression (November 13 – 15)
Join the discussion with students and academics organizing against Israeli apartheid as well as against privatization, climate catastrophe, racism, sexism and militarization of campuses.
Palestinian astrophycisist Prof. Barghouthi sees his administrative detention renewed
Hours before Palestinian Astrophysicist Prof. Imad Barghouthi’s scheduled release on Sunday November 8th, the military commander of the West Bank issued a new administrative detention order extending his imprisonment, which….
Palestinian ends 103-day hunger strike after Israel agrees not to extend detention
Maher al-Akhras, set to be released at end of November, has spent nearly four months in detention without charge or trial
The Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest Human Rights Defenders Khitam Sa’afin and Muhannad Al-Azzah
In the first days of November, the Israeli Occupation Forces arrested Khitam Sa’afin, activist and the head of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, Muhannad Al-Azzah, Palestinian human rights defender,….
Netanyahu, Ambassador Friedman Ink Deal Expanding Scientific Cooperation to Settlements
Sources say Sheldon Adelson pressured U.S. administration to sign the deal ahead of the U.S. election
Ariel Settler University Pressures Scientific Journal to Legitimize Israeli Land Grabs
Under pressure from Ariel University and outside pro-Israeli settlement actors, the scientific journal Molecules has reversed its decision to withdraw a special issue after the guest editor from Ariel University….