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Interview with Shir Hever
You went to Berlin to the Free University. Why? I actually live in Heidelberg, although I’m writing my PhD at the Free University of Berlin. I followed my partner who….
Free speech and justice: Defending the rights of the BDS movement
Jana Tamimi, a 10-year-old journalist-in-the-making from the village of Nabi Saleh in the occupied Palestinian territory, asked me during the latest conference of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement….
Obliterated Families: Gaza family submits complaint against French weapons manufacturer for complicity in war crimes
The Shuheibar family, whose story constitutes one of the ten chapters of the upcoming Obliterated Families web documentary, is the plaintiff in a complaint submitted today on their behalf to….
The American Anthropological Association Censures Israel for Violations of Academic Freedom
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) issued a statement dated June 2016 censuring Israel for violations of academic freedom. In the statement, the “American Anthropological Association expresses its strong disapproval of….
Israeli University Nixes Decision to Grant Prize to Breaking the Silence
The anti-occupation NGO was to get a prize for Jewish-Arab understanding until Ben-Gurion University’s president overturned her department head’s decision.
Palestinian city parched after Israel cuts water supply
Chickens and gardens in Salfit die of dehydration, and factories are shut down in an effort to conserve water; ‘We woke up one morning to an empty reservoir,’ the mayor says. ‘Had we known ahead of time that the water would be cut off, we would have stocked up.’
US lawmakers urge Obama to act on abuse of Palestinian children
As US President Barack Obama prepares to offer a record-breaking multi-billion-dollar military aid package to Israel, 20 Democratic members of Congress say that he must send a “clear signal” to….
Prominent South African human rights centre withdraws from Israeli conference
The human rights and Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South Africa welcomes the withdrawal by the Centre of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) from an upcoming conference in Israel. The prominent South….
Backtracking on past decision, Israel refuses to recognize Palestinian university’s degrees
Recognition of degrees from Al-Quds University would increase nursing graduates’ salaries, make them eligible for promotions and enable them enter certain job tenders.