Kamila Shamsie stripped of German literary prize over support for BDS
British-Pakistani author tells MEE jury for Nelly Sachs Prize, awarded by city of Dortmund, has ‘bowed to pressure’, after decision to award her prize is reversed
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Inculquer le racisme : la loi sur l’État-nation désormais officielle dans les programmes scolaires israéliens
À compter de cette rentrée, les élèves palestiniens en Israël seront obligés d’apprendre qu’ils valent « moins qu’un citoyen juif » et que « ce pays ne leur appartient pas »
Deported Palestinian Harvard student makes it into US in time for classes
Ismail Ajjawi’s deportation over his friends’ social media posts had sparked fierce backlash
Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked
While most Harvard freshmen settle into their dorms Tuesday, one new student, Ismail B. Ajjawi ’23, faces ongoing negotiations with immigration officers to allow him to enter the United States….
Israeli University Heads Say Won’t Intervene in Discrimination Against Palestinian Schools
Committee says refusal to grand visas to guest lecturers is not in its purview ■ Hundreds of academics ask top officials to match guidelines at West Bank institutions to those at Israeli ones
The U.S. Border Patrol and an Israeli Military Contractor Are Putting a Native American Reservation Under “Persistent Surveillance”
On the southwestern end of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s reservation, roughly 1 mile from a barbed-wire barricade marking Arizona’s border with the Mexican state of Sonora, Ofelia Rivas leads me….
Israel Presented Tlaib With a Cruel Dilemma: Her Principles or Her Family
Rashida Tlaib thwarted Israel’s attempt to take credit for a special ‘humanitarian gesture.’ She may have paid a price as a granddaughter, but she also prevented a new precedent in Israel’s boycott law
Young Palestinian musicians challenge ‘system of oppression’
The Palestine Youth Orchestra is touring Europe, having conducted rehearsals via Skype because of travel restrictions.
Fordham University Students Win Landmark Fight to Establish Palestine Club
Judge Orders University to Recognize Students for Justice in Palestine Club
Human Rights Groups Slam Microsoft for Investing in Israeli Face-recognition Company
Activists point to ‘problematic’ political context of Microsoft’s investment in startup company AnyVision, which sells the Israeli army technology used in the West Bank