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Joint letter of 56 scholars to Facebook: Don’t adopt the “IHRA definition of antisemitism”
Facebook, Inc. Attn. Board of Directors 1 Hacker Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 Concerns: campaign targeting Facebook to adopt “IHRA definition of antisemitism” 7 September 2020 Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, dear….
On my administrative detention: Palestinian astrophysicist writes from jail
Professor Imad Barghouthi, the Palestinian astrophysicist arrested in July who was then set to be released on bail, has been placed in administrative detention until November 15th by an order of an Israeli military commander. Administrative detention is a procedure employed by Israeli authorities to jail indefinitely without trial and without charges and used routinely against Palestinian, and it has been condemned by the UN. We share here a letter from Prof. Barghouthi on his current situation:
Netanyahu Used Doctored Video of Abbas to Influence Trump’s Policy, Woodward Reveals
According to excerpts from ‘Rage’ published by U.S. media, at a time when Trump was wondering if Israel was the obstacle to peace with the Palestinians, Netanyahu showed him a fake video to steer him away from pro-Palestinian sentiments
Inheriting the Impossible
This past May, Brown became the first American university to endow a faculty chair in Palestinian studies when it announced historian Beshara Doumani’s appointment as the inaugural Mahmoud Darwish Professor….
Prominent Palestinian Astrophysicist set to administrative detention by Israeli military order
NEW YORK—On September 2nd Dr. Imad Barghouthi, Professor of Physics at Al-Quds University, Palestine, was placed under administrative detention until November 15th by an order of an Israeli military commander….
Gaza Officials Warn That Coronavirus Crisis Threatens to Spiral Out of Control
A spokesman for the Gaza Interior Ministry said on Saturday that the lockdown would be extended for another 48 hours after the number of infected people has risen to 182
From science to classical music, Israel clamps down on Palestinian culture
The last months have seen Israel crack down on cultural figures and intellectuals in the occupied territories. Critics say the attacks are part of a larger strategy of suppressing Palestinian civil society.
Sadistic Facebook shuts down Gaza health ministry page
Update
After The Electronic Intifada reported on the removal of the Gaza health ministry’s page, Facebook restored it.
Iain Levine, the company’s human rights officer, confirmed that on Wednesday afternoon.
“Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention,” Levine tweeted in response to the writer of this article.
“We were able to immediately restore the page, which was taken down in error. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.”
Levine also gave an assurance that safeguards had been put in place to ensure it would not happen again.
On scientists and solidarity with Palestine
The interview with Steven and Hilary Rose is a valuable reminder of the central role scientists played in setting the stage for international support of the Palestinian-led BDS campaign. The….