BDS: full 2015 round-up
January – Israel shows growing concern at growth of BDS US student divestment movement flourishes The student government at the University of California Davis votes in favor of a resolution….
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Autonomous University of Barcelona senate urges rector to back academic boycott against Israel
The university community of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) is the first in Spain to pass a motion supporting Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. However this decision is not binding on the leadership of the university.
The university where Israeli soldiers train on campus and shoot Palestinian protesters
There can’t be many universities around the world where an occupying army has built a firing range on campus. But that is the reality for Palestine Technical University in the….
Stop unacceptable harassment of human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory – UN experts
GENEVA (18 December 2015) – United Nations independent experts today expressed grave concerns at continued reports that human rights defenders are being subjected to physical attacks, harassment, arrest and detention,….
South African academics pledge support for academic boycott of Israel
Some 204 South African academics have signed a declaration committing themselves to supporting the rights of the Palestinian people. Expressing concern with “Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land” and “the….
Denmark’s largest pension fund blacklists firm over links to Israeli occupation
Denmark’s largest commercial pension fund has blacklisted HeidelbergCement, over the German company’s links to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. PFA Pension announced the exclusion on its website, stating….
At Palestinian university, Israeli army says no to wall that would ease tension
Instead, Palestinian youths throw stones and the army responds with gunfire and tear gas.
George Washington University Allows Flags to Fly From Dorm Rooms — Unless They’re Palestinian
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY police ordered a student to remove a Palestinian flag from his dorm window, with administrators claiming the flag violated their housing code. But a visit to the….
9 Palestinians shot during clashes at Tulkarem university
TULKAREM (Ma’an) — Nine Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces when clashes broke out at the Palestine Technical University in Tulkarem on Thursday, medics said. The Palestinian Red Crescent told….
Number of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons doubles
Marah Bakir, 16, was leaving school in occupied East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on 12 October when she was shot and injured by Israeli police. They allege she intended to….