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Israeli Academics Face Hundreds of ‘Explicit’ Boycotts by Foreign Universities, Report Says
A report released by Israel’s Association of University Heads says that boycott attempts are increasingly coming from institutions rather than students, ‘driven by political considerations.’ Researchers’ personal ties with overseas colleagues have also been affected
More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
Over 160 Gaza healthcare workers, including senior doctors, remain detained in Israeli facilities, accused of illegal arrests and torture. The WHO and UN demand their release, citing violations of international law and the collapse of Gaza’s healthcare system.
The Israeli government is trying to destroy human rights organizations
Israel continues to perpetrate crimes, flouting every law, norm and moral principle. Now, it is seeking to hide its crimes and silence those who document and report them. We will continue our work to resist the occupation and apartheid and champion a future of freedom, equality and full human rights for everyone between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
Israeli Doctors Must Condemn the Inhumane Treatment of Hospitalized Palestinian Detainees
The dehumanization of patients has led to the belief that medical care is a privilege, not a fundamental human right – directly contradicting the Hippocratic Oath
The IRC warns intensifying violence in the West Bank is having a devastating impact on children’s lives and preventing vital aid delivery
Escalating violence in the West Bank has killed 224 Palestinian children since January 2023, accounting for half of all child fatalities in the West Bank since UN records began in 2005
Statement on the cancellation of Francesca Albanese’s invitation: « Where, if not at a university? »
The Free University of Berlin canceled a lecture by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. The newspaper Der Freitag published a statement from scientific organizations and NGOs calling for the protection of freedom of expression in higher education institutions.
BRISMES’ letter Regarding the Free University of Berlin’s Cancellation of the Lectures by Francesca Albanese and Prof. Eyal Weizman
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) strongly condemns the Free University of Berlin’s cancellation of lectures by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and Prof. Eyal Weizman, highlighting it as an act of political censorship and a violation of academic freedom. BRISMES criticizes the misuse of the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence criticism of Israel and calls for a public apology, a reaffirmation of academic freedom, and the rejection of the IHRA definition. The letter underscores the need to protect open discourse and resist political interference in universities.
Campaigners urge F-35 fighter jet producing nations to stop supplying Israel
More than 200 civil society groups say governments have failed to prevent planes from being used to violate international law
STATEMENT CONCERNING THE DEFAMATION AND INTIMIDATION CAMPAIGN TARGETING THE ENS-PSL PALESTINE SEMINAR
Our February 10th session, entitled “Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism” resulted in us being defamed on social media and being intimidated before and during the session. These are particularly insulting and serious attacks that target not only our seminar and its guests but also the Ecole Normale Supérieure and its students.