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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.
Major Chilean Universities Heed BDS Call, Cancel Events Sponsored by Israeli Embassy
Two Chilean universities cancel events sponsored by the Israeli embassy which featured a speaker directing illegal archaeological digs in the occupied Palestinian West Bank.
If Israel were smart: In Gaza
My last visit to Gaza had been in May 2014, just before Israel launched Operation Protective Edge, an assault that resulted in the deaths of more than two thousand Gazans….
LGBTQ Israelis come out against occupation and homophobia
In response to online homophobic attacks, over 50 LGBTQ left-wing activists and NGO workers in Israel-Palestine release a statement condemning the occupation, racism and pinkwashing.