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.
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Palestinian city parched after Israel cuts water supply
Chickens and gardens in Salfit die of dehydration, and factories are shut down in an effort to conserve water; ‘We woke up one morning to an empty reservoir,’ the mayor says. ‘Had we known ahead of time that the water would be cut off, we would have stocked up.’
US lawmakers urge Obama to act on abuse of Palestinian children
As US President Barack Obama prepares to offer a record-breaking multi-billion-dollar military aid package to Israel, 20 Democratic members of Congress say that he must send a “clear signal” to….
Prominent South African human rights centre withdraws from Israeli conference
The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa welcomes the withdrawal by the Centre of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) from an upcoming conference in Israel. The prominent South….
Backtracking on past decision, Israel refuses to recognize Palestinian university’s degrees
Recognition of degrees from Al-Quds University would increase nursing graduates’ salaries, make them eligible for promotions and enable them enter certain job tenders.
Israel Admits Cutting West Bank Water Supply, but Blames Palestinian Authority
Israel says region’s intense heatwave combined with Palestinian Water Authority’s refusal to approve additional infrastructure had led to ‘old and limited pipes being unable to transfer all the water needed.’
Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2016 Pulitzer Prize winner, endorses academic and cultural boycott of Israel
Scholar and writer Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner and associate professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, has endorsed….
Israel Asks Culture Institutions to Declare if They Hold Performances in Settlements
Culture Minister Miri Regev begins implementing new criteria for funding cultural institutions.
Irish public figures’ statement in support of Israel boycott welcomed by human rights campaigners
In an open letter published in today’s Irish Times and Irish Independent, thirteen of Ireland’s best-known musicians, writers, artists and sports stars have called on the Irish government to join them in supporting the growing worldwide boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. The statement has been welcomed by Palestinian and Irish human rights campaigners.
The Struggle Continues: Campaign for Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions Undeterred by American Anthropological Association Vote
Anthropologists for the Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions vowed to continue its campaign after a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions that was under consideration by the American Anthropological Association….