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Government suffers defeat in court by Palestine campaigners over boycott, divestment and sanctions
– The Government has acted unlawfully by attempting to restrict local councils from pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against the state of Israel through their pension schemes.
– Palestine campaigners hailed the triumph the ruling represented for the BDS movement, stating “Today is a victory for Palestine, for local democracy, and for the rule of law.”
– Administrative Court judge Sir Ross Cranston granted the judicial review on 22 June, determining that the Government had acted for an improper purpose.
Ehud Barak Warns: Israel Faces ‘Slippery Slope’ Toward Apartheid
If Israel keeps controlling Palestinians, ‘inevitable’ result will be ‘either non-Jewish or non-democratic’ state, former Israeli PM tells Conflict Zone’s Tim Sebastian in Deutsche Welle TV interview
Israel’s Ethics Code for Professors Would Encourage More Academic Boycotts, Warns U.S. Union Head
Almost as if Naftali Bennett ‘wants the backlash and damage,’ says Randi Weingarten, president of America’s largest teachers’ union
Israel implements illegal cuts to Gaza’s power supply
Israel reduced its supply of electricity to the occupied Gaza Strip on Monday morning, in spite of warnings from human rights groups that the move violates international law. The cuts….
Israel’s ‘Ethics Code’ to Formally Suppress Academic Freedom, Palestinians Urge Intensifying BDS
Israel’s Minister of Education has proposed a university « ethics code » that would institutionalize an existing unstated policy stifling academic freedom
IPSC salutes the Musicians’ Union of Ireland’s decision to boycott Apartheid Israel
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) warmly welcomes and commends the Musicians’ Union of Ireland (MUI) for passing a motion in support of the cultural boycott of apartheid Israel. A….
Swiss Parliament rejects effort to criminalize BDS and commitment to human rights in Israel/Palestine
Basel, June 13, 2017 – Today, the Council of States (upper house of the Swiss parliament) clearly rejected an effort to criminalize and ban the financial support of organizations committed….
Israeli Education Minister’s Ethics Code Would Bar Professors From Expressing Political Opinions
The code would forbid academic staff from calling for boycotts of Israel, and would prevent institutions from collaborating with political organizations
For Palestinians, the 1967 War Remains an Enduring, Painful Wound
After years of occupation and dispossession, the time for Palestinian freedom is now.