Musician Shlohmo Cancels Israel Performance Over ‘Human Rights Atrocities’
Electronic artist joins Lana Del Rey in bowing out of festival, citing desire to support the oppressed
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EU Pledges to Continue Backing UNRWA After U.S. Cuts All Financial Aid
EU statement implies it may increase funding to the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency if deemed necessary ■ EU adds that ‘many others in the international community, including many Arab states’ have pledged support
Report: Trump to Demand Recognized Palestinian Refugees Be Capped at Tenth of Current Number
According to the Israel Television News Company, Trump administration will also announce freezing funding to UNRWA in the West Bank and asking Israel to limit its activities
Campaign forces Israel’s Zim to halt shipments to Tunisia
Palestinians hail “first victory of its kind in the Arab world.”
EASA2018: Motion against apartheid academia in the West Bank
The European Association of Social Anthropologists recently voted a motion opposing “the establishment and regularization of academic institutions intended exclusively to serve the population of an occupying power in occupied….
Uri Avnery, Veteran Peace Activist and First Israeli to Meet Arafat, Dies at 94
The Gush Shalom founder was one of the first Israelis to actively seek a Palestinian state as a peaceful solution to the conflict: ‘The difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist depends on your perspective’
Home Office stopped author from speaking at UK festival, says publisher
Visa refusals mean Palestinian Nayrouz Qarmout unlikely to get to Edinburgh book festival
Israel destroys Gaza cultural center
Israel bombed and destroyed a building housing a cultural center in Gaza City before reportedly agreeing to a ceasefire with Hamas late Thursday. The obliteration of the building in the….
Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour sentenced to 5 months in Israeli jail: Take action for freedom
Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour was sentenced to five months in Israeli prison on 31 July 2018, the culmination of a nearly three-year saga of imprisonment and house arrest following the….
Israeli University Heads Challenge Decision to Open Med School in West Bank Settlement
University heads claim the move to open the school at the Ariel University was a ‘diktat by politicians’ that will pave the way for governmental interference in the educational system