National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Annual Conference Endorses Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
[The following press release was issued by The National Associate of Chicana and Chicano Studies on 19 April 2015]
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Tel Aviv University supports army, military companies
Tel Aviv University has awarded 2015 honorary fellowships to four Israeli army officials and military company directors involved in development of the Iron Dome system.
What Israel fears with the successes of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement
Amendments in the House and Senate target the BDS movement. It must be doing something right
Belgian theater group pulls out of Israel Festival after boycott call
The Belgian performance group CAMPO is the latest act to cancel an appearance in Israel. The Ghent-based dance/theater group had been scheduled to participate in the Israel Festival this summer,….
Univ. of Illinois protected white supremacist, but not Steven Salaita, report finds
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has issued a damning report on the University of Illinois’ firing of Steven Salaita that sets the stage for the institution to be….
AIPAC-backed legislation targeting BDS movement advances in Congress
From the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 to the anti-Apartheid campaigns in the 90s, Senator Ben Cardin has spent his life supporting boycotts as a tool for achieving racial, social….
Boycott to intensify after Israeli ban on South African minister’s trip to Palestine
Last week Israel denied entry to South African higher education minister Blade Nzimande. The minister had intended to travel to Ramallah to discuss academic cooperation with institutions in the Israeli-occupied….
Princeton students buoyed by close vote in Israel divestment referendum
A student referendum calling on Princeton University to divest from firms profiting from the Israeli occupation in Palestine has been defeated by a very narrow margin. But campaigners are seeing….
Outrage after S African minister denied entry to Israel
South Africa demands explanation from Tel Aviv after minister is denied visa to visit Israel for diplomatic work.
Night of Philosophy in New York
Thousands of people attended the Night of Philosophy event in New York, from 7 PM April 24 through 7 AM the next morning, held at the French consulate and the….