Scientists protest detention of Palestinian physicist
The Israeli military arrested Imad Ahmed Barghouthi on his way to the United Arab Emirates to attend a scientific conference, his lawyer says.
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Cartoonists And Comics Workers Tell Comics Industry: ‘No Business As Usual With Israel’
Statement of solidarity:
We want to express our grief and outrage at the slaying of five cartoonists, Wolinski, Cabu, Charb, Tignous, Honoré, among many others, at the Charlie Hebdo offices. These horrific acts of violence compel us to act even more urgently for a world where the dignity, freedom, and equality of all people are respected and promoted. We reaffirm that the Palestinian boycott movement is one important step towards that vision, and we hope that you will continue to join us in this movement.
BDS is gaining traction in Britain
The academic boycott of Israel was the theme of a discussion at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) this week. An event organised by the student union….
In MLA straw vote, the winds shift– for Palestine
It has been a major pillar of the case made by opponents of the boycott that even institutional boycotts violate the academic freedom of individual scholars->http://commons.mla.org/groups/scholarship-censorship-exclusion/forum/topic/academic-boycott-subverts-academic-freedom/]. Yet it was precisely that argument that the Delegate Assembly rejected, as its straw poll revealed. While opponents repeated again and again the mantra that it is impossible to distinguish the individual from the institution, boycott proponents pointed out that we daily make the distinction between officials who represent an institution and scholars who are conducting their own research, even when the same person may play both roles. They pointed out that [PACBI guidelines safeguard, with exceptional care, the academic freedom of Israeli scholars who directly or indirectly benefit from Palestinian oppression and dispossession, to the extent of affirming their right to teach and research, travel, publish and participate in conferences with institutional subsidies.
Lobby group persuades Dutch college to ban “boycott Israel” event
A Dutch university banned a public meeting on the academic boycott of Israel scheduled to take place yesterday. Although the board of the VU, a university in Amsterdam, had originally….
American Historical Association : “What is the Responsibility of Historians Regarding the Israel/Palestine Conflict?”
Should historians take a stand on controversial issues in the news? That was the question taken up on Saturday afternoon at a packed room of more than a hundred historians….
Alumni of the Israel Arts and Science Academy call on others to refuse military service
We received the following two pieces, the Israel Arts and Science Academy (IASA) Alumni & Students’ Military Refusal Letter and Press Release, “In memory of those massacred six years ago in the besieged Gaza Strip.” The Cast Lead offensive began on Dec. 27, 2008.
Harvard boycotted company for anti-gay stance, but says SodaStream ban too “political”
Top Harvard University officials have stepped in after campus food services administrators agreed to remove the SodaStream label from equipment in their dining halls and not to make any new….
Did Washington’s Theater J fire director for complaining of censorship on Palestine?
Theater J, a high-profile Jewish theater company in Washington, DC, has reportedly fired Ari Roth, its artistic director of seventeen years, in a row over plays which tackled the subject….
HUDS Suspends Purchases from Israeli Soda Company
Following student group complaints and internal discussions, Harvard University Dining Services has decided to suspend purchases of appliances from a company involved in an international settlement dispute. Until last April,….