Israel killed 7 Palestinian students this year
Seven Palestinian students have been killed by Israeli forces so far this year and a further 284 students, teachers, and employees were injured, a report by the Palestinian Ministry of….
Source: Middle East Monitor
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Israel kills 26 Palestinian students, arrests 198 in 2016
Official Palestinian statistics indicated that Israeli occupation forces committed violations and attacks on 89,799 students and 5,528 teachers and employees during 2016. The Palestinian Ministry of Education said in a….
Conversation with Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi
Remi Kanazi is a Palestinian-American performance poet and writer speaking out against injustice both in Palestine and in the US. MEMO’s Jehan Alfarra spoke to him about his background, activism and his latest books.
UN report: Palestinian development impossible without ending Israeli occupation
As Israel and its advocates promote a depoliticised framework of economic improvements for Palestinians under military occupation, a new United Nations (UN) document is required reading. Late last month, the….
Israeli army commander: I will make all the youth of Al-Duheisha camp disabled
An Israeli army commander has repeatedly threatened to make “all youth in the [Al-Duheisha] camp disabled”, reports have said. BADIL, the Resource Centre for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, reported….
Israeli university, arms company hold hasbara hackathon in Haifa
According to a report in The Jerusalem Post, the Technion-hosted event was also held in collaboration with arms company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, as well as “the Student Union and the Entrepreneurship Centre of the Technion.”
Renowned international record fair backs cultural boycott of Israel
News of ILM’s support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel was welcomed by Brian Eno.
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….
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….
University of Liverpool students vote for BDS
Students at the University of Liverpool have voted to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, in a significant victory for Palestinian solidarity campaigners. The motion commits the Liverpool….