Why Israel’s schools merit a U.S. boycott
At its annual convention this week, the Modern Language Assn., which represents 26,000 language and literature scholars, will become the latest academic body to consider the merits of adopting a….
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Birzeit University condemns Israeli ‘military attack’ on campus
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Birzeit University on Monday condemned an Israeli army raid into its campus in Ramallah overnight, during which it said Israeli forces confiscated and damaged university equipment. “Birzeit….
FREE MOHAMMED FAISAL ABUSAKHA, trainer and performer of the Palestinian Circus School
UPDATE December 31, 2015 We are outraged and very sad to inform you all that our friend and colleague Mohammad Abu Sakha was sentenced to six months in administrative detention…..
Israel bans novel on Arab-Jewish romance from schools for ‘threatening Jewish identity’
Move comes despite the fact that the official responsible for teaching of literature in secular state schools recommended the book for use in advanced literature classes, as did a professional committee of academics and educators.
BDS in 2015: Seven ways our movement broke new ground against Israeli settler-colonialism and apartheid
The year 2015 will be remembered as the year that Palestinian popular resistance spread across historic Palestine and that saw tens of thousands of Palestinians take to the streets to….
BDS: full 2015 round-up
January – Israel shows growing concern at growth of BDS US student divestment movement flourishes The student government at the University of California Davis votes in favor of a resolution….
Autonomous University of Barcelona senate urges rector to back academic boycott against Israel
The university community of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) is the first in Spain to pass a motion supporting Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. However this decision is not binding on the leadership of the university.
The university where Israeli soldiers train on campus and shoot Palestinian protesters
There can’t be many universities around the world where an occupying army has built a firing range on campus. But that is the reality for Palestine Technical University in the….
Stop unacceptable harassment of human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory – UN experts
GENEVA (18 December 2015) – United Nations independent experts today expressed grave concerns at continued reports that human rights defenders are being subjected to physical attacks, harassment, arrest and detention,….
South African academics pledge support for academic boycott of Israel
Some 204 South African academics have signed a declaration committing themselves to supporting the rights of the Palestinian people. Expressing concern with “Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land” and “the….