Statement of Academics on the Settlement of Professor Steven Salaita’s Lawsuit Against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Settlement Reached in Case of Professor Fired for “Uncivil” Tweets
November 12, 2015, Chicago – Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and co-counsel Loevy & Loevy announced the settlement of Professor Steven Salaita’s case against the University of Illinois….
Israeli forces injure dozens of university students in Tulkarem
TULKAREM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and injured at least five students with live bullets on Monday at the northern occupied West Bank’s Palestine Technical University in the Tulkarem district,….
Israeli forces assault, detain Palestinian assistant lecturer
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces assaulted and detained an assistant lecturer from Birzeit University on Monday in the Old City of East Jerusalem, the university said Tuesday. “A large number….
Ten Palestinian Children Killed in Three Weeks of Violence
Ramallah, October 21, 2015—Defense for Children International – Palestine confirmed that Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinian children in separate incidents across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza….
Israel raids hospital, blocks medical care in Jerusalem
A dozen soldiers charged down the halls of al-Makassed hospital to the office of its director, Dr. Rafiq al-Husseini, and demanded the medical records of a 16-year-old boy in Israeli….
Palestinian students on the frontline amid daily violence
Al-Quds University students insist on attending classes as normal, despite regular clashes and raids by Israeli forces
Israeli forces detain 6 university students in Tulkarem
TULKAREM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Monday detained six students from the Palestine Technical University in western Tulkarem after clashes erupted on the university campus, a student leader told Ma’an…..
Israeli police shoot, kill 17-year-old Palestinian in Hebron
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli border police shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian girl near the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian and Israeli….
Orders to Kill: Israeli Forces Kill 5 Palestinians, Including 2 Children, in Less than 12 Hours
Number of Palestinian Victims Rises to 47 Killed, Including 12 Children and Woman, in oPt, Since Early October Occupied East Jerusalem Isolated and Divided into Small Cantons