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Bisan Lecture Series – Daniel Pauly – The Fisheries of the Southern Mediterranean, from Morocco to Turkey (1950-2020)

The next Bisan Lecture webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm Palestine time (6pm Central European Time, 12 noon US Estern time). We will have the pleasure to welcome Prof. Daniel Pauly (University of British Columbia) who will speak on The Fisheries of the Southern Mediterranean, from Morocco to Turkey (1950-2020). You can register for the event on Zoom here.

Israeli University Cancels Event for Arab Students Over Fear for ‘Public Wellbeing’

A month after canceling a performance by Arab singers due to fears for the ‘public’s wellbeing’ and ‘bureaucratic difficulties’, the administration at Ben-Gurion University banned parts of another event aimed at Arab students, leading to its cancelation. Students are convinced the administration is scared of ‘thugs from the right’

Israeli citizens and groups to the EU: Define Israel as a state sponsor of terrorism

On November 23rd, the European Parliament decided to recognize the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (2022/2896(RSP)). From reading the text of the resolution, Israeli citizens and groups have no doubt that for similar reasons the European Parliament should also recognize the State of Israel as a state sponsor of terrorism. Therefore they sent to the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola a proposal for a resolution in which they made the necessary adjustments for the State of Israel and in which appear all the reasons that they believe are relevant for its approval by the European Parliament.