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Apartheid and the Palestinian National Struggle
Preliminary Observations In this period when the centenary of the genocidal victimization of the Armenian people in 1915 is being so widely observed and discussed, it seems especially appropriate to….
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….
Freedom Theatre: The Siege – cultural resistance in Palestine
The room was overflowing with people who had come to witness the opening of the play The Siege. Pushing our way through the throng we managed to find some seats,….
Univ. of Illinois protected white supremacist, but not Steven Salaita, report finds
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has issued a damning report on the University of Illinois’ firing of Steven Salaita that sets the stage for the institution to be….
Night of horror at Ben Gurion airport for two French music students
We are two students, both studying musicology at the Université Paris 8 and in the CRR 93 at Aubervilliers and the CRD at Gennevilliers [translator’s note: all located in the….
AIPAC-backed legislation targeting BDS movement advances in Congress
From the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 to the anti-Apartheid campaigns in the 90s, Senator Ben Cardin has spent his life supporting boycotts as a tool for achieving racial, social….
UN finds Israel killed dozens at Gaza schools but ducks call for accountability
An official board of inquiry has found that Israel killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians in seven attacks on UN-run schools in the Gaza Strip last summer. UN Secretary-General Ban….
Boycott to intensify after Israeli ban on South African minister’s trip to Palestine
Last week Israel denied entry to South African higher education minister Blade Nzimande. The minister had intended to travel to Ramallah to discuss academic cooperation with institutions in the Israeli-occupied….
Princeton students buoyed by close vote in Israel divestment referendum
A student referendum calling on Princeton University to divest from firms profiting from the Israeli occupation in Palestine has been defeated by a very narrow margin. But campaigners are seeing….