SOAS votes for academic boycott of Israel
SOAS students and staff have endorsed an academic boycott of Israel, after the results of a week-long referendum were released Friday evening. The vote, open to students, academics, and all….
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Joint Statement 30 International Aid Agencies: “We must not fail in Gaza.”
(26 February 2015) – Six months have passed since a ceasefire on 26 August 2014 ended over seven weeks of fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in the….
Girl, interrupted – but free from Israeli prison
After almost 2 months in jail, Malak al-Khatib, 14, the youngest female Palestinian prisoner ever, has been released. She denies all charges against her.
Israel is still banning Gaza students from West Bank universities
Palestinian students from Gaza are still prevented by Israel from studying at West Bank universities, after an announcement this week to the contrary was retracted as a mistake. On Wednesday,….
Leaked e-mails show that Israeli consulate, StandWithUs tried to thwart Northwestern divestment
The Israeli consulate and other pro-Israel groups teamed up to try to thwart a divestment campaign at Northwestern University, according to e-mails obtained by Mondoweiss. Their efforts ultimately failed, though…..
Northwestern University students pass Israel divestment resolution
Northwestern University’s student government passed a divestment resolution early Thursday morning after more than five hours of hearing and debate. The resolution calls on the university to pull its investments….
Stanford Student Senate Votes to Divest from Occupation of Palestine
This release was updated to reflect that the Chair and Deputy Chair supported a revote for different reasons (2/18/15 – 3:10pm)
Over 600 artists announce a cultural boycott of Israel
Along with more than 600 other fellow artists, we are announcing today that we will not engage in business-as-usual cultural relations with Israel. We will accept neither professional invitations to….
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Stanford professors call for divestment from Israeli occupation ahead of student govt vote
The following press release was issued by Stanford Out of Occupied Palestine, a coalition of 19 campus organizations including the Black Student Union, MEChA, and Students for Justice in Palestine. Tonight the Stanford Undergraduate Senate will be voting on a resolution calling for divestment from companies violating human rights in occupied Palestine.