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Who is this child threatening?
Israeli soldiers dragged a Palestinian child from his home; beating him up in front of his mother. When the father came out to defend his child, the soldiers shot him dead. Then the child was arrested later that night
Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel
News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence.
Israel Deports Italian Activist Arrested in West Bank Raid
Italian media described Stefania Costantini as an advocate for Palestinian rights, while Israel’s Shin Bet security service said she was arrested on suspicion of belonging to, and transferring funds to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Israeli army promised to avoid arresting kids at night. It never even tried
Despite committing to new procedures to reduce the practice, the army is still using night arrests as a default against Palestinian children, says rights group.
Israeli documentary film has been a haven for criticism of the occupation. For how much longer?
For years, left-wing filmmakers have resisted the right’s attempts at delegitimization. But political pressure may soon dry up their funding.
Additional boycott measures against Israel are required, including academic boycott
Discussions of various boycott measures that are being, or will be used against Israel — both in the academic field and more generally — are premised on assumptions that one should challenge. According to….
BRICUP Statement on NUS Tuck Report
A Report on complaints about antisemitism towards Jewish students within the National Union of Students concludes that discussions about Israel and Palestine have made them feel uncomfortable. The choice of the KC to conduct the Inquiry (Rebecca Tuck) needed Union of Jewish Students approval. BRICUP’s analysis of the Report finds its content as flawed as the process of appointing the investigator.
Israeli forces shoot dead 16-year-old Palestinian boy outside Nablus
Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Amer Ghazi Mahmoud Zeitoun in Balata refugee camp in the early morning of January 5, according to documentation collected by DCIP. (Photo: Courtesy of the Zeitoun family)
Hundreds Call for Resignation of Harvard Kennedy School Dean Accused of Blocking Fellowship Over Israel Criticism
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf faces calls for resignation after blocking former Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth from a fellowship at the school’s Carr Center for Human Rights. By Julian J. Giordano