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“We are Farid!”: An open letter to French university administrators: Stop silencing advocates for Palestinian Rights!
“I have never thought, for my part, that man’s freedom consists in his being able to do whatever he wills, but that he should not, by any human power, be….
Tel Aviv University: 850 scholarships for Gaza attack service
Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently awarded scholarships to 850 students who took part in Israel’s military attack on the Gaza Strip last summer. The “President’s Scholarship for Service in Operation Protective Edge”, up to NIS 2,000 per student, was awarded as tuition credit to the winners.
Virginia state agency cancels Jerusalem trip citing Israeli discrimination
The state agency that regulates the legal profession in Virginia has canceled a planned seminar in Jerusalem following objections over Israel’s discrimination against Americans of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim ancestry…..
AURDIP Communiqué following the new censorship at University Paris 1
AURDIP communiqué (March 27, 2015) – A roundtable discussion had been planned for Thursday March 26 at the Université Paris 1, in connection with Israeli Apartheid Week. Three speakers were….
The political geography, of colony and bantustan, is the same on both sides of the Green Line — Amira Hass
Amira Hass was on Law & Disorder radio this week to comment on the Israeli election. It’s a great, thoughtful interview, listen at the link, in particular her commentary on….
Fragmented lives – Humanitarian overview 2014
The year 2014 was a traumatic one in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). In the Gaza Strip, 1.8 million Palestinians endured the worst escalation of hostilities since 1967: over 1,500….
At a Jewish Voice For Peace Conference: This Is What Solidarity Looks Like
When a Palestinian woman went to this Jewish group’s annual conference, she found a growing movement of Jews and other allies.
UK Culture Secretary threatens to cut Government funding to arts organisations that boycott Israel
It was clear from early on in the row over the Tricycle theatre, during summer 2014, that government interference and threats to funding had played a significant role in the….
European Delegation denied access to Gaza for the second time
Israel’s refusal to grant MEPs entry to Gaza has been condemned by GUE/NGL in the strongest possible terms. GUE/NGL MEPs Martina Anderson and Neoklis Sylikiotis, who are taking part in….