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Leaked e-mails show that Israeli consulate, StandWithUs tried to thwart Northwestern divestment
The Israeli consulate and other pro-Israel groups teamed up to try to thwart a divestment campaign at Northwestern University, according to e-mails obtained by Mondoweiss. Their efforts ultimately failed, though…..
Northwestern University students pass Israel divestment resolution
Northwestern University’s student government passed a divestment resolution early Thursday morning after more than five hours of hearing and debate. The resolution calls on the university to pull its investments….
How a Washington state teacher is bringing Palestine into high school classrooms
Linda Bevis wears many hats. She is a Washington state resident, an activist, a lawyer, a mother and a teacher. And for the past few years, she’s worn a hat….
Stanford Student Senate Votes to Divest from Occupation of Palestine
This release was updated to reflect that the Chair and Deputy Chair supported a revote for different reasons (2/18/15 – 3:10pm)
The Academic Boycott : American success vs. French censorship
Last month’s murders at Charlie Hebdo have revealed a paradox in French attitudes to freedom of expression. On the one hand, French public pronouncements display a rhetorical attachment to unlimited….
Over 600 artists announce a cultural boycott of Israel
Along with more than 600 other fellow artists, we are announcing today that we will not engage in business-as-usual cultural relations with Israel. We will accept neither professional invitations to….
Israeli Apartheid Week 2015
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Stanford professors call for divestment from Israeli occupation ahead of student govt vote
The following press release was issued by Stanford Out of Occupied Palestine, a coalition of 19 campus organizations including the Black Student Union, MEChA, and Students for Justice in Palestine. Tonight the Stanford Undergraduate Senate will be voting on a resolution calling for divestment from companies violating human rights in occupied Palestine.
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Myths and Realities
[This article is reprinted from an article appearing in the February 2015 edition of the e-bulletin of the Association for Middle East Women’s Studies.]