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In landslide, UCLA student govt votes to divest from Israeli occupation
Last night the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) undergraduate student government voted 8-2-2 to pass a resolution calling on the university to divest from companies profiting from Israeli human….
Israeli attacks on Al Quds University give new meaning to ‘academic freedom’
Close to 13,000 Palestinian and international students go through at least one of 600 checkpoints in the West Bank to attend Al Quds University, the only Arab University in East….
Political Statement from the International Conference of Critical Geography
Despite the social, political and economic significance of the Middle East, past and present, this region remains poorly understood and often ignored within the geography discipline. By hosting the 7th….
HP spins Israeli checkpoints role as reducing « friction » with Palestinians
For years, the US-based information technology giant Hewlett-Packard has been successfully targeted by the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement over its material support for the Israeli occupation of Palestine…..
Israel bans Mads Gilbert from Gaza for life
Israel has “indefinitely” banned Norwegian doctor and activist Mads Gilbert, who has provided medical care for Palestinians in Gaza for 15 years, from entering the coastal enclave. “I was rejected….
History podcast series illuminates Palestine’s past
Much-loved amongst historians, the Ottoman History Podcast back-catalogue is a treasure trove of information for anyone interested in Palestine and the background to today’s situation there. Produced in Istanbul, the….
The EU-Israel Association Agreement
Entering into force in 2000, the EU-Israel Association Agreement is the main treaty regarding relations between the EU and Israel. The Association Agreement facilitates largely unrestricted trade between the EU….
Pressure on ‘The Lancet’ for Gaza letter another example of pro-Israel assault on freedom of expression
A new front in the war on freedom of expression has emerged from the pages of the international medical journal, The Lancet. A letter critical of Israel, published in July….
Israel’s Universities: A Pillar of Occupation and Apartheid
Israeli Universities are an intimate part of the Israeli regime, by active choice. While Palestinians are not able to access universities and schools, Israeli universities produce the research, technology, arguments and leaders for maintaining the occupation. (Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s statement of support of the 2011 University of Johannesburg’s boycott of Ben Gurion University)