In first, UK university divests from firms supplying Israel army
In the first move of its kind, a UK university has divested from companies that supply military equipment to the Israeli army following a student campaign. The University of Leeds….
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Minister of State and 50 Irish lawmakers call for arms embargo on Israel
In a letter published today in the Irish Times newspaper, Minister of State Finian McGrath and fifty other Irish TDs and Senators have called for an arms embargo to be….
UM faculty senate says recommendations should be choice of faculty
The University of Michigan’s Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) reaffirmed its commitment to the defense of academic freedom and the rights and responsibilities of academic tenure.
University of Michigan faces mounting criticism over BDS controversy
Support grows for professor punished by university for refusing to write recommendation letter for student planning to study in Israel
ICC prosecutor warns: Demolishing Khan al-Ahmar a ‘war crime’
Fatou Bensouda says she won’t ‘hesitate to take appropriate action,’ should the West Bank village be demolished. British Prime Minister Theresa May says demolition will be a ‘major blow to two-state solution.’
Israel fines New Zealand women $18,000 for urging Lorde concert boycott
Judge rules ‘artistic welfare’ of three Israeli teenagers was harmed by actions of Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab
University of Michigan Unconstitutionally Punishes Professor Over Boycott
Over the last few weeks, two instructors at the University of Michigan have declined to write recommendations for students to study abroad at Israeli academic institutions that discriminate against Palestinian….
Free Lara Alqasem, the U.S. Student Detained at Ben-Gurion Airport
Lara Alqasem must be released and the anti-boycott secret thought police eliminated
Young Jewish Activists Furious Over San Francisco Federation’s Support of Blacklist Group Canary Mission
Jewish establishment is showing its true colors, say activists, after revelation that federation gave $100,000 to controversial website that details students and professionals critical of Israel
Nobel Prize Winner George P. Smith Is a Longtime pro-Palestine, BDS Activist
‘Anti-Zionist’ scientist says he is opposed to ‘Jewish ethnic sovereignty over other peoples’ and is featured on the controversial Canary Mission website