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The university where Israeli soldiers train on campus and shoot Palestinian protesters
There can’t be many universities around the world where an occupying army has built a firing range on campus. But that is the reality for Palestine Technical University in the….
Stop unacceptable harassment of human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory – UN experts
GENEVA (18 December 2015) – United Nations independent experts today expressed grave concerns at continued reports that human rights defenders are being subjected to physical attacks, harassment, arrest and detention,….
South African academics pledge support for academic boycott of Israel
Some 204 South African academics have signed a declaration committing themselves to supporting the rights of the Palestinian people. Expressing concern with “Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian land” and “the….
Denmark’s largest pension fund blacklists firm over links to Israeli occupation
Denmark’s largest commercial pension fund has blacklisted HeidelbergCement, over the German company’s links to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. PFA Pension announced the exclusion on its website, stating….
Palestine solidarity: Women, children, gays – and straight men too
By pandering to mainstream feminist and LGBTQ agendas, one is suggesting that straight Palestinian men are eminently killable.
At Palestinian university, Israeli army says no to wall that would ease tension
Instead, Palestinian youths throw stones and the army responds with gunfire and tear gas.
George Washington University Allows Flags to Fly From Dorm Rooms — Unless They’re Palestinian
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY police ordered a student to remove a Palestinian flag from his dorm window, with administrators claiming the flag violated their housing code. But a visit to the….
9 Palestinians shot during clashes at Tulkarem university
TULKAREM (Ma’an) — Nine Palestinians were shot by Israeli forces when clashes broke out at the Palestine Technical University in Tulkarem on Thursday, medics said. The Palestinian Red Crescent told….
Apartheid is not just a metaphor
Focusing on the complicity of Israeli universities in maintaining the occupation of Palestine, and on the repression of academic and political freedom for Palestinians, a new collection of essays, Against Apartheid: The Case for Boycotting Israeli Universities, edited by Ashley Dawson and Bill V. Mullen, explains why scholars and students around the world should cut all ties with Israeli institutions.
The following presentation by Ashley Dawson was one of several at the New York City launch event for the book.