Columbia University to open learning center in Israel amid faculty backlash
Columbia University’s plans to open a learning center in Israel is being criticized by faculty members.
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Israeli Soldiers Vandalize Disabled Palestinian Woman’s Car
The army claims that the soldiers had intelligence that a weapon belonging to a wanted man was stored in the car, and only broke into it after the father refused to give them the keys. The father, however, says the soldiers did not contact him beforehand, and hit him after he tried to stop them from damaging the car which is used to transport his disabled daughter
Israeli forces shoot, kill 17-year-old Palestinian boy near Jericho
17-year-old Mohammad Fayez Mohammad Awadat (Bilhan) is the 18th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in 2023, according to evidence collected by DCIP. (Photo: Courtesy of the Awadat family)
How the ‘Poor People of Galicia’ Defeated an Elderly Palestinian Couple
Nura Gheith Sub Laban has lived in the same home in the Muslim Quarter since she was born. From 1967, she’s been on a Kafkaesque journey paved with lawsuits and harassment with only one goal: to kick her out
Jerusalem: Israeli forces kill Palestinian at Al-Aqsa Mosque gate
Eyewitnesses say 20 gunshots were heard being fired in less than a minute shortly after Tarawih prayer in the evening
Bisan Lecture Series – Nergis Mavalvala – The Warped Universe: the quest to discover Einstein’s elusive gravitational waves
The next Bisan Lecture webinar will take place on Wednesday, April 12th at 7pm Palestine time* (7pm Central European Time, 1pm US Eastern time). We will have the pleasure to welcome Prof. Nergis Mavalvala (MIT) who will speak (in English with simultaneous Arabic translation for those who wish) on The Warped Universe: the quest to discover Einstein’s elusive gravitational waves. You can register for the webinar by clicking here!
‘I was crying’: The plight of wounded Palestinian children in Israeli custody
Detained after being shot by Israeli forces, Palestinian boys recount their suffering as prison officials and soldiers deny them urgent medical care Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces after being….
US university dismisses antisemitism claims against psychology professor
Independent probe commisssioned by George Washington University concludes no evidence to support antisemitism claims against Lara Sheehi
International Conference at Hebrew University Nixed Over Judicial ‘Turmoil’ in Israel
Organizers cited the ‘worrisome and tense situation’ in Israel; University president warns: This is an immediate example of what else could happen to academia
Israeli special forces shoot, kill Palestinian boy riding his bike in Jenin
Omar Mohammad Omar Awadin is the 17th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in 2023, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International – Palestine. (Photo: Courtesy of the Awadin family)