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Public statement by Jewish European organizations on the definition and elimination of anti-Semitism
14 Jewish European organizations published a statement voicing their concern over the organization of a conference in Brussels backed by the Israeli government, aiming to label legitimate criticism and protest against Israeli governmental policies, including through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) tactics, as anti-Semitism.
Minister of State and 50 Irish lawmakers call for arms embargo on Israel
In a letter published today in the Irish Times newspaper, Minister of State Finian McGrath and fifty other Irish TDs and Senators have called for an arms embargo to be….
UM faculty senate says recommendations should be choice of faculty
The University of Michigan’s Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) reaffirmed its commitment to the defense of academic freedom and the rights and responsibilities of academic tenure.
University of Michigan faces mounting criticism over BDS controversy
Support grows for professor punished by university for refusing to write recommendation letter for student planning to study in Israel
30+ NYU Student Groups Pledge Non-cooperation with NYU Tel Aviv
We, the undersigned student clubs, pledge to not participate in or apply to study abroad programs hosted at NYU Tel Aviv. Our participation would render us complicit in the state….
Israel’s assault on Palestinian universities is a threat to human rights and a tragedy for this generation of students
Palestine has had to contend with Israel’s systematic obstruction of education: from enforced closures, campus raids, and the oppression of individual students and teachers, including arbitrary arrests and detention without trial
ICC prosecutor warns: Demolishing Khan al-Ahmar a ‘war crime’
Fatou Bensouda says she won’t ‘hesitate to take appropriate action,’ should the West Bank village be demolished. British Prime Minister Theresa May says demolition will be a ‘major blow to two-state solution.’
Letter to the University of Michigan President Regarding John Cheney-Lippold
The AAUP’s Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance has sent a letter to the president of the University of Michigan responding to the university’s statement that it will discipline….
A professor withheld a recommendation letter for a student heading to Israel. Here’s why I’m fine with it
The case of John Cheney-Lippold, a University of Michigan professor who declined to write a letter of recommendation for a student for admission to a study-abroad program in Israel and….