Israel’s ‘Ethics Code’ to Formally Suppress Academic Freedom, Palestinians Urge Intensifying BDS
Israel’s Minister of Education has proposed a university “ethics code” that would institutionalize an existing unstated policy stifling academic freedom
Source: PACBI
[Palestinian campaign for the academic and cultural boycott of Israel->http://www.pacbi.org/]
Major Chilean Universities Heed BDS Call, Cancel Events Sponsored by Israeli Embassy
Two Chilean universities cancel events sponsored by the Israeli embassy which featured a speaker directing illegal archaeological digs in the occupied Palestinian West Bank.
Wave of Boycotts Hits Israeli LGBT Film Festival as International Artists Heed Palestinian Call to Respect Picket Line
Artists Refuse to Let Their Art Cover Up Grave Israeli Violations of Human Rights
Award-Winning South African Filmmaker Cancels Participation in Israeli LGBT Film Festival
May 26, 2017 — Yesterday, award-winning South African filmmaker John Trengove canceled his participation in the upcoming Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival (TLVFest). His film, The Wound, is scheduled….
PACBI mourns the loss of John Berger
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) mourns the loss of the venerable author and world-renowned art critic John Berger whose commitment to justice was….
Open Letter to the German government and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Do not collaborate in Israel’s Cultural Crimes in regards to the Looted Palestinian Dead Sea Scrolls and respect international law
Occupied Jerusalem, March 26, 2016–The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) calls on the German government and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities to….
PACBI salutes over 200 Brazilian Intellectuals for Joining the Academic Boycott of Israel
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes Brazilian professors and researchers for their principled solidarity with our struggle for freedom and justice. In just….
American Anthropological Association (AAA) conference passes BDS resolution with a whopping 88% majority
With over 10,000 members, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) has become the largest scholarly institution in the United States to endorse the academic boycott of Israel when its general conference….
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3902 Endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel
In a landslide vote at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday 27 April 2015, the Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3902 voted to endorse the global campaign….
“We are Farid!”: An open letter to French university administrators: Stop silencing advocates for Palestinian Rights!
“I have never thought, for my part, that man’s freedom consists in his being able to do whatever he wills, but that he should not, by any human power, be….