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Science in ruins: Gaza’s scientists call for global support
The International Science Council (ISC) continues to be deeply troubled by the ongoing destruction of lives, livelihoods, the environment and the essential infrastructure for research and learning in Gaza. In this blog, journalist Riley Sparks discusses with scientists from Gaza the challenges of conducting research and teaching under siege and bombardment.
As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel
This summer, one of my lectures was protested by far-right students. Their rhetoric brought to mind some of the darkest moments of 20th-century history – and overlapped with mainstream Israeli views to a shocking degree
University of Waterloo has established a new scholarship as a memorial scholarship of Prof. Dr. Sofyan Taya, the president of the Islamic University
University of Waterloo has established a new scholarship as a memorial scholarship for Prof. Dr. Sofyan Taya, the president of the Islamic University, and a visiting professor in 2021 at the University of Waterloo. He was a renowned researcher in electromagnetics and optics. Alongside his family, he tragically lost his life in an Israeli airstrike, part of the Israel-Hamas war in December, 2023.
Susponsion of the Federation of Israeli Medical Students (FIMS) from the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations (IFMSA)
On the 6th of August 2024, during the 73rd IFMSA General Assembly, August Meeting held in Tampere, Finland, a motion was proposed by our National Member Organizations in view of potential violations of the IFMSA Constitution & Bylaws, as well as its Code of Conduct. Due to the dire nature of the allegations against the Federation of Israeli Medical Students (FIMS), which included threats against medical students, online harassment and hate speech, NMOs decided to proceed with a vote for the suspension of FIMS. The IFMSA General Assembly, following a comprehensive and inclusive debate with arguments from all sides, eventually decided that FIMS would be suspended, with two-thirds majority of the present and voting National Member Organizations.
Baby in Gaza partly paralysed from polio in territory’s first case for 25 years
WHO says infant in stable condition as it prepares to vaccinate more than 640,000 children amid war
‘No one has any money’: Israel’s restrictions stifle West Bank economy
Soaring unemployment and poverty are fuelling unrest as Palestinian firms and workers face ‘economic siege’
“They were trying to exterminate us”: Palestinian children in Gaza tortured by Israeli military
Brothers Abdulmumin, 16, and Ali D. were detained and tortured by Israeli forces in Gaza City in December 2023. (Photo: Courtesy of the family)
Countries fueling Israel’s Gaza war may be complicit in war crimes, experts warn
Exclusive: research tracks dozens of oil and fuel shipments that could have aided Israel’s war on Gaza
A police state’: US universities impose rules to avoid repeat of Gaza protests
Students, faculty and advocates warn of chilling effect on free speech as schools across US introduce restrictions