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Poetry award from a Danish foundation to Dareen Tatour
‘Chains can imprison a poet physically, restrict his movements and impose house arrest, but they can’t restrict his thoughts, tongue, words and poems’.
Arab Artists Back Out of Regional Show in Israeli Arab City
Artists, hailing from France and Lebanon, say they weren’t notified that their works would be exhibited; Curator in response: Collective withdrawal due to BDS influence
Urgent appeal to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip
Dear friends, As physicians, nurses and other healthcare personnel, we are called on by the Hippocratic Oath to give treatment to help the sick. But what if necessary, life-saving treatment….
Prominent Legal Experts Confirm Israel’s Record of Torture Makes EU-Funding of “LAW TRAIN” Illegal
June 26th 2017 – To coincide with the International Day Against Torture, twenty-five prominent legal experts released a document demonstrating that the European Union-funded project LAW TRAIN breaches EU regulations….
Support For Israel On Campus Drops By ‘Devastating’ 27%: Study
The Brand Israel Group, a coalition of volunteer advertising and marketing specialists, has released a survey that shows a significant decrease in Israel’s approval rating among Americans. “The future of….
Dutch citizen files suit against Israeli commanders for attack on family home during 2014 Gaza war
Ismail Zeyada, a Dutch citizen of Palestinian origin, has started a civil lawsuit holding two Israeli commanders responsible for the attack on his family home in Gaza during Operation Protective….
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