Blacklisted for BDS?
Popular Native American studies scholar who was named faculty dean at Dartmouth withdraws from position, following criticism of his past support for Israel boycott. Some fear impact on academic freedom.
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Israel sentences Palestinian writer Ahmad Qatamish to administrative detention
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel sentenced Palestinian writer and political scientist Ahmad Qatamish to three months in administrative detention on Wednesday, prisoners rights group Addameer reported, three days after he was….
After right-wing pressure, Hebrew University cancels confab on Palestinian prisoners
A right-wing student group demanded that the conference be canceled, but the university’s spokeswoman said it was scrapped for logistical reasons
France’s Macron dumps parliamentary candidate after Israel lobby pressure
France’s Israel lobby appears to hold a veto over who can run as a parliamentary candidate on the ticket of incoming President Emmanuel Macron’s party. French media reported on Friday….
Israeli Ministers Greenlight Nation-state Bill: Arabic Isn’t an Official State Language
– New nation-state bill holds that ‘the right to realize self-determination in the State of Israel is unique to the Jewish people’
– Softened bill doesn’t subordinate democracy to the state’s Jewish character
Israel expels reporter from leading Dutch newspaper
Israel is expelling Derk Walters, the correspondent of a leading Dutch newspaper, after harassing him for months over the content of his reporting. The editor of the newspaper NRC Handelsblad….
Fears Israeli ambassador’s visit to Soas may spark unrest
Some university staff and students say invitation to Mark Regev is provocative and urge director to stop meeting
Historic Decision: Barcelona City Council Votes to End Complicity with Israeli Occupation & Illegal Settlements
April 19, 2017 – Today, in light of the Barcelona City Council’s vote to condemn Israel’s occupation, call to end complicity in Israel’s violations of international law, and affirmation of….
575 Jewish Students Challenge Birthright on Israel’s Travel Ban: Will We Be Vetted on Our Political Views?
In a letter, students ask if the biggest sponsor of trips to Israel will screen applicants based on their views on settlement boycott, BDS and other political issues
Call for boycott : The European Court of Human Rights seeks clarification from France
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has just forwarded its questions to the French government, following the appeal filed by the 11 activists who were convicted after their public call to boycott products imported from Israel.