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Call Apartheid in Israel by Its Name
Citizenship here is reminiscent of South Africa’s in the past: Jews are ‘white’ citizens, Arabs in Israel have ‘colored’ (in other words, partial) citizenship; and Palestinians in the territories have ‘black’ citizenship, without political rights.
Dutch students intensify campaign for academic boycott of Israel
Two students dressed as Israeli soldiers “raided” the university accompanied by fellow activists who handed out leaflets about Israel’s occupation and others abuses of Palestinians. The “soldiers” summoned students to….
Palestinian teen faces indefinite Israeli detention
Amnesty International is demanding the release of 17-year-old Palestinian Muhammad al-Hashlamoun who has been sentenced to six months of detention without charge or trial by Israeli occupation forces. At present….
Amnesty International: Palestinian hunger-striking detainee close to death
Palestinian journalist Muhammed al-Qiq, held without charge or trial by Israel for nearly three months and on hunger strike since 25 November, is at imminent risk of death. Despite the….
Nablus Cultural Festival
Nablus Inaugural Cultural Festival is intended to offer the people of Nablus the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of international art as well as to give people from abroad….
Statement of Boycott of Academic Workshop at Hebrew University
Fifty-five scholars and intellectuals, most of whom do work related to South Asia, and four important academic and cultural associations, are among many hundreds of academics from different fields who urge scholars to boycott any official event hosted by Israeli universities, institutions that are complicit with occupation and apartheid. In particular, the signatories of the letter, below, ask that scholars do not attend the workshop on South Asia in World War II to be held this summer at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Among the list of scholars and intellectuals are Aijaz Ahmad, Partha Chatterjee, Githa Hariharan, Jasbir Puar, Nivedita Menon, Tithi Bhattacharya, Junaid Rana, and Najaf Haider. Our pledge is not to cross the international picket line until “the occupation of Palestine and blockade of Gaza ends, racial inequality inflicted on Palestinians in Israel is terminated, and the Apartheid Wall is dismantled.”
In surprise move, France rejects Israeli drones
Campaigners in France are welcoming a decision by their country’s military not to buy the Watchkeeper drone, which is based on a model Israel has used in hundreds of lethal….
Progressive Jewish groups make New York Times parody issue to protest newspaper’s “biased Israel-Palestine coverage”
EXCLUSIVE: JVP’s satirical publication, handed out on the street and emailed, condemns the Times’ pro-Israel slant
Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh’s death sentence quashed by Saudi court
Panel of judges downgrades punishment for apostasy conviction to eight years in prison and 800 lashes