Geography conference held in Ramallah as gesture of solidarity
Western universities have in recent years been a battleground for campaigners who want their places of work and study to refuse to pair up with Israeli institutions complicit in the….
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NBA players on anti-BDS propaganda tour to Israel
On Monday, award-winning political sportswriter, author and broadcaster Dave Zirin wrote an open letter in The Nation to NBA players who are on a propaganda tour in Israel this week…..
Think tank tells EU: Target Israeli banks dealing with settlements
Israeli bank stocks plunge after European Council on Foreign Relations argues EU must go beyond labeling products from West Bank, East Jerusalem.
Exclusive: The IDF is monitoring what Israeli citizens say on Facebook
Did you post the word ‘demonstration’ in Hebrew on Facebook? The army is keeping an eye on you. Did you use the word ‘Al Quds’ in Arabic in a WhatsApp conversation? You may have just been flagged as a terrorist. How the IDF contracts private tech companies to monitor Israeli citizens on social media.
73 Members of the European Parliament call on the EU to stop its support to Israeli military companies
73 members of the European Parliament issued a letter to European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini and Jan Robert Smits – Director-General of DG Research and Innovation concerning EU support….
Belgium : A call for a cultural boycott of Israel
Dear colleague, In writing you this letter we are urging you to join the BACBI campaign (Belgian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) for a boycott action against the state….
Tel Aviv University academics debate BDS for the first time
On June 8th, 2015 Tel Aviv University academics held a first ever discussion on BDS. The following is an address given by Dr. Hilla Dayan at the conference: I would….
Israel once again commits an act of state piracy in the Mediterranean
At 02:06AM today (Gaza time) the “Marianne” contacted Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and informed us that three boats of the Israeli navy had surrounded her in international waters, while sailing….
US Congress members demand end to Israel’s “cruel” abuses of Palestinian children
In rare defiance of the stifling pro-Israel consensus in the US capital, members of Congress are calling on the Obama administration to push Israel to end its systematic abuses of….
UK Actors, directors and writers demand immediate sanctions on Israel
Actors, authors, academics and architects have today called on the UK government to push for immediate sanctions on Israel until it abides by international law and ends its occupation of….