Palestine Youth Orchestra’s triumphant UK debut
Palestine Youth Orchestra at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 26 July 2016 True to form, the rain is hammering down on Glasgow. In the foyer of the Royal Concert Hall young….
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Dozens of Members of the European Parliament call on the EU to support the right to boycott
More than 30 MEPs have called on the EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini, to take measures assuring freedom of expression regarding the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for….
11 Palestinians injured with live fire after clashes erupt near Birzeit University in Ramallah
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — At least 11 Palestinian youths were injured Thursday night in the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah, after Israeli undercover forces and soldiers opened live fire….
CUNY Responds To BDS Activism On Campuses With Move To Control Free Expression
The City University of New York (CUNY), one of the nation’s largest public college systems, has proposed a policy to regulate freedom of expression. A graduate of CUNY’s School of….
Eleven signs that BDS continues to grow despite Israel’s war of repression
The Palestinian-led, global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was launched eleven years ago as a nonviolent and effective means for progressive people and organisations across the world to support….
Israel Blocking Plan to Double Water Supply to West Bank
Some government agencies are keen to increase supply to both settlers and Palestinians, but politicians are putting up obstacles. Either way, the Palestinians are ending up with much less.
Israel to give Arab teacher trainees in Galilee half the budget of Jewish peers
In addition to incentivizing trainee teachers to study subjects that are in high demand like mathematics, Education Ministry cuts budget for Arabic-speaking teachers to be.
Obliterated Families: Gaza family submits complaint against French weapons manufacturer for complicity in war crimes
The Shuheibar family, whose story constitutes one of the ten chapters of the upcoming Obliterated Families web documentary, is the plaintiff in a complaint submitted today on their behalf to….
The American Anthropological Association Censures Israel for Violations of Academic Freedom
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) issued a statement dated June 2016 censuring Israel for violations of academic freedom. In the statement, the “American Anthropological Association expresses its strong disapproval of….
Israeli University Nixes Decision to Grant Prize to Breaking the Silence
The anti-occupation NGO was to get a prize for Jewish-Arab understanding until Ben-Gurion University’s president overturned her department head’s decision.