Israeli Army Denied Soldiers Threw Gas Canister Into Hebron School. Then a Video Surfaced
The IDF said the army doesn’t launch stun grenades or tear gas into schools, but after a video surfaced it altered its response
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Pitzer College Faculty Votes Support BDS for Palestinian Rights
Faculty at Pitzer College in California have overwhelmingly voted to pass two motions that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights. As Israel’s attacks on Palestinian education escalate, professors and students are standing up for Palestinian rights.
Justin Trudeau Conflating BDS With Anti-Semitism Is Dangerous
On November 7, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a well overdue apology on behalf of all Canadians for the rejection of the MS St. Louis in 1939. Canada’s refusal to….
Israeli Academics and Artists Warn Against Equating anti-Zionism With anti-Semitism
Their open letter ahead of a conference in Vienna advises against giving Israel immunity for ‘grave and widespread violations of human rights and international law’
Airbnb to Remove Listings in Jewish West Bank Settlements
Settlers: ‘This can only be a result of anti-Semitism or surrendering to terrorism.’ Israel’s tourism minister instructed the ministry to restrict the company’s operations across the country
European Association of Social Anthropologists : Motion on Israeli academic institutions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories – online voice emphatic
European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) members voted in an online poll in overwhelming numbers to express their solidarity with colleagues in occupied Palestinian territories: In support: 830; Not in….
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….
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