Army incursion: the recent attack on Kadoorie
Dear Friends of Kadoorie, Since our April 2016 campaign, not much has changed on the ground despite IDF promises, but the campus was relatively quiet. Since you have last heard….
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EU committee recommends states ask Israel to pay for ruined West Bank projects
European diplomats attributed new non-binding resolution to lack of progress in negotiations between Israel and EU over the situation in Area C.
Palestinian astrophysicist Imad Barghouthi released after over six months in Israeli prison
Palestinian astrophysics professor Imad Ahmad Barghouthi, 54, was released after over six months of imprisonment by the Israeli occupation on Friday, 4 November. Barghouthi, who teaches at Al-Quds University in….
EU High Representative, Federica Mogherini, affirms the right to BDS
Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, condemns attacks on human rights defenders and affirms the rights of European citizens to freedom of expression and association, including through participation….
Portland State divestment victory shows “narrative is changing”
The student government at Oregon’s Portland State University voted to back divestment from corporations profiting from Israel’s occupation. The landslide decision came despite stiff opposition from the institution’s president. Passed….
Racist group launches national offensive on US campuses
A notorious anti-Black and Islamophobic group has launched a national offensive against students and professors associated with the movement for Palestinian rights. Beginning earlier this month, posters placed by the….
Israel’s national theatre company sparks row with show in West Bank settlement
Israel’s national theatre company has announced it will stage its first ever performance in a controversial, hardline West Bank settlement, sparking a fierce row inside Israel’s artistic community. The performance….
London university condemns Israeli government after senior lecturer ban
Dr Adam Hanieh was detained upon entering Tel Aviv and banned from entering Israel for ten years
B’Tselem Head: Why I Spoke Against the Occupation at the UN
There is no chance Israeli society, of its own volition and without any help, will end the nightmare. Too many mechanisms insulate the violence we conduct in order to control the Palestinians.
Hamas-Fatah feud stalls Gaza higher education
Ahmad Abu Hasira has decided against joining his two older siblings at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa University, one of the biggest publicly funded Palestinian higher education facilities. Abu Hasira, 18, was about….