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“Israel effectively declares itself an apartheid state”
Palestinian civil society reacts to Israel’s « Jewish Nation-State Law » which unambiguously defines Israel as a state that belongs exclusively to the “Jewish people.” This is despite the fact that one in five citizens of Israel is an indigenous, non-Jewish Palestinian.
Member of PLO denounces Israeli closure of Hind Al-Husseini College in East Jerusalem
RAMALLAH, July 14, 2018 (WAFA) – Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and president of the Arab American University, Ali Abu Zuhri, Saturday denounced the Israeli closure of Hind….
Interview of Richard Falk on the occasion of BDS 13th Anniversary
Richard Falk, Emeritus Professor of international law at Princeton University and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on « the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 » from 2008 to 2013, is interviewed by Ahmed Abbes, Mathematician, Director of research at CNRS in Paris and the secretary of AURDIP, on the occasion of the 13th Anniversary of the BDS movement.
This interview was also published today in French and in Arabic.
EU Blasts Israeli Minister: You Feed Disinformation and Mix BDS, Terror
The EU’s Federica Mogherini penned a sharp-worded letter to Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, accusing him of making ‘unfounded and unacceptable’ allegations that the organization supports terror
Irish petition against Israel’s ongoing interference with Palestinian academic freedom
We, the undersigned attendees at the American Conference of Irish Studies, meeting in Cork, June 2018, condemn in the strongest possible terms the systematic interference by Israel’s regime of occupation….
Birzeit University condemns breach of academic freedom after academics forced to leave Palestine
Since the beginning of the current academic year (2017-2018), scores of foreign passport holders, many of Palestinian origin but without residence documents, living and working in the occupied Palestinian territory….
2018 Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize
Professor Bobby Acharya is awarded the 2018 Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize in particular for his teaching and training in Palestine, more precisely at Birzeit University.
Irish Senate Approves Bill Boycotting Israeli Settlement Goods
Irish government opposed the legislation, but independent and opposition lawmakers backed it ■ Israel: Move will ‘harm Palestinians,’ too
Israeli Scientist Blocked From Appointment for Supporting Refusal to Serve in West Bank
University officials protest that Science Minister Ofir Akunis’ decision against naming Prof. Yael Amitai to an Israeli-German scientific committee could hurt Israel’s international academic standing