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
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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….
Canadians call on justice department to investigate IDF recruitment in Toronto schools
Should Toronto schools funnel students into a foreign military engaged in a brutal occupation?
The Lancet censors Gaza health letter after pro-Israel pressure
With a fresh spike in the number of coronavirus infections, Gaza is yet again facing the very real prospect that its healthcare system will be overwhelmed. Gaza is not just….
Victory: Liverpool arms fair canceled, Mayor vows policy against future arms fairs
After weeks of campaigning by a local coalition, event organisers cancelled this year’s Electronic Warfare Europe. Campaigners are mobilizing against the next edition, set for Seville (Spain) in May 2021
Students at two universities just voted to divest from Israel
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Columbia University have both passed historic resolutions calling for divestment from Israel.
Scientific Journal Refuses Normalization of Illegal Israeli Settlement-Based Ariel University
Chemistry journal Molecules decides against false geographic labelling Nobel Chemistry Laureate George P Smith and Royal Society Fellow Malcolm H Levitt congratulate journal on principled decision The scientific journal Molecules….
Zoom, Facebook and YouTube Censor SF State Palestine Class
Three tech giants censored an online class featuring Palestinian, Black, Jewish and South African activists at San Francisco State University today, after pro-Israel advocacy groups complained. The open classroom event….