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In Solidarity With Katherine Franke, Our Former Board Chair
Prof. Franke Will No Longer Teach at Columbia Law School, Stemming from her Defense of Palestinian Students
The Growing Rift between Holocaust Scholars over Israel/Palestine
A chasm has formed between Holocaust scholars concerning Israel/Palestine, deepening immeasurably since 7 October 2023. Unlike previous controversies in the field, the divide is not just historical or methodological; it revolves around academics’ role in the world today, particularly the public stand they choose to take on Palestine/Israel and Zionism. Two main camps have formed. Put reductively, one camp defends Israel, while the other defends Palestinians, although differences between individual scholars within each camp make for more of a spectrum than a clear-cut divide. How, despite a diversity of ideas and foci within each camp, did two academic-political antipodes solidify over several decades, and how have 7 October and the ensuing war widened the rift between them?
EU funding for Israeli tech raises fresh concerns of complicity in genocide
EU funds suspected of supporting artificial intelligence technologies used by Israel to ‘locate and kill’ civilians.
Experts say Israel uses these technologies for ‘extrajudicial executions’ in Gaza, violating international law
Historians Condemn ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza at Conference
The measure now goes to the group’s elected council for approval, disapproval or a vote of the organization’s 10,000-plus full membership.
Zochrot Stands Firm: Responding to German Government’s Withdrawal of Support
Statement on the German Government’s Defunding of Zochrot
Germany defunds 2 Israeli human rights groups
The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government.
‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear as Palestinian Authority battles militant groups
PA seeking to prove it will be able to handle governing the Gaza Strip when the war there ends
Dr. Abu Safiya’s abduction : Forced disappearances are a crime against humanity
Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI): Despite clear documentation of his arrest, the army officially stated that it has no indication of the arrest or detention of the Kamal Adwan Hospital director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
Agnes Callamard (Secretary General, Amnesty International): So in a new twist, the IDF now acknowledges detaining Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyyah, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, insisting he is investigated for links with Hamas. Please join @amnesty in calling for Dr. Hussam to be granted access to a lawyer and his family, and for his release.
Al-Haq Publishes New Report, ‘How to Hide a Genocide: The Role of Evacuation Orders and Safe Zones in Israel’s Genocidal Campaign in Gaza’
As we enter 2025, and Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians in Gaza continues to increase in both scale and intensity, Al-Haq publishes a new report. ‘How to Hide a Genocide: The Role of Evacuation Orders and Safe Zones in Israel’s Genocidal Campaign in Gaza’ examines the central role played by unlawful “evacuation orders” to alleged « safe zones », which constitutes the war crime and crime against humanity of forcible transfer, in Israel’s genocidal acts.