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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
Palestinian alumni call for Harvard Kennedy School dean to step down over Ken Roth fiasco
Harvard Kennedy School’s (HKS) Palestinian Alumni Collective is calling for the resignation of Dean Douglas Elmendorf after he rescinded a fellowship to Ken Roth over his Israel criticisms. The group….
I once ran Human Rights Watch. Harvard blocked my fellowship over Israel
I was told that my fellowship at the Kennedy School was vetoed over my and Human Rights Watch’s criticism of Israel
Israel Sees Palestinian Human Rights Groups as Terrorist Organizations
Among the myriad problems in the security cabinet’s decision to “punish” the Palestinians for their diplomatic efforts to fight the occupation was one particularly dangerous and harsh element. Part 5….
Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard
Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School for having the temerity to criticize Israel.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinian children in early days of new year
Fuad Mahmoud Ahmad Abed, 17, (left) and Adam Issam Shaker Ayyad, 15, are the first two Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces in 2023. (Photos: Courtesy of the Abed and Ayyad families)
Ten Israeli human rights organizations to ICC Prosecutor: “We are all committed to assisting your office in advancing the ongoing investigation of the Situation in Palestine”
Yesterday (Tuesday, 27 Dec. 2022), ten human rights groups that operate in Israel sent a first of its kind joint letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC),….