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More than a hundred MEPs call for end to Gaza blockade
More than a hundred MEPs from all European political groups have signed an open letter to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini….
Interview: The man behind the BDS movement
As the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement grows, its co-founder, Omar Barghouti, has become a target for Israeli demonization. +972’s Rami Younis sits down with Barghouti for a rare discussion about BDS’s goals, its recent successes, and increasingly frequent accusations that the boycott movement constitutes anti-Semitism.
Salaita firing lands Univ. of Illinois on AAUP censure list
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has formally censured the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) over its firing last summer of Steven Salaita for criticizing Israel on Twitter…..
IDF to hire civilian students in part-time jobs
New initiative will offer hourly-pay to students in specific fields, providing benefits and valuable work experience.
Freedom Flotilla Coalition : Marianne is near to reach Mediterranean sea
Marianne, the Scandinavian trawler who is headed to meet up with other boats of the third Freedom Flotilla to Gaza, is about to enter the Mediterranean Sea. After its departure….
Israeli universities providing Shin Bet data on graduates
Security service uses information to contact possible new recruits.
Director of ‘A Parallel Time’: ‘I realized I’m not living in a democracy’
Playwright Bashar Murkus wonders how people can attack the Al-Midan Theater’s production without having seen it.
BDS finds weak point in Israel’s politics of fear
Government efforts to fight ‘Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions’ are bolstering the movement and creating the political debate the campaign seeks to achieve.
The Cultural Boycott: Israel vs. South Africa
Editor’s note: The article was written by Omar Barghouti, who is a founding committee member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). PACBI is a member of the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Campaign National Committee (BNC). This article is the fourth in a continuing series exploring BDS and its connection to the art world.