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As Gaza’s Lives and Homes Are Destroyed, So Is Its Higher Education
The destruction of higher education in Gaza isn’t ‘collateral damage’ but part of Israel’s policy of erasing both the physical and spiritual infrastructure
Bisan Lecture Series – The Palestine Lens: A Conversation with Annemarie Jacir
The upcoming Bisan Lecture webinar scheduled for Wednesday, February 14th, at 7 pm Palestine time (6 pm Central European Time, 12 noon US Eastern time). We are honored to host acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir for an engaging conversation with George Smith, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry and member of our Steering Committee, titled 'The Palestine Lens: A Conversation with Annemarie Jacir.' (English with simultaneous Arabic translation for those who wish) You can register for the webinar by clicking here!
Palestinian Organizations Demand Inquiry Into UN Genocide Prevention Office’s Inexcusable Failure to Address Israel’s Ongoing Genocide in Gaza
Palestinian human rights organizations, including Bisan Center for Research and Development, have penned a letter addressed to the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, expressing profound disappointment and calling for an inquiry over the failure of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, to fulfill her mandate in addressing the ongoing atrocities perpetrated by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. This failure includes neglecting to raise awareness about Israel’s ongoing, four-months-long genocide against Palestinians in Gaza or, at the very least, to the alarming risk of genocide; failing to acknowledge the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, along with the provisional measures ordered for Israel; and refusing to engage meaningfully, meet, or respond to requests from Palestinian human rights organizations.
Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, October 2023–January 2024
A Preliminary Report from Librarians and Archivists with Palestine
The destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza impoverishes the collective identity of the Palestinian people, irrevocably denies them their history, and violates their sovereignty. In this report, we offer a partial list of archives, libraries, and museums in Gaza that have been destroyed, damaged, or looted by Israeli armed forces since October 7, 2023. This report is necessarily incomplete. It is very difficult to determine the status of archives, libraries, and museums in Gaza during the ongoing Israeli bombardment. Current conditions in Gaza, such as the targeting of journalists, frequent communication blackouts, and extensive damage to the built environment pose an immediate threat to safety. Moreover, archivists and librarians have been repeatedly displaced, injured, or killed, making it even more difficult to take stock of the damage to cultural heritage. As a result, it should be assumed that this report represents only a fraction of the extent of damage and death, not a complete picture.
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’
Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
Belgium to summon Israel ambassador due to bombing of Gaza office building
Belgium’s Foreign Minister, Hadja Lahbib, has stated that the Israeli ambassador will be summoned following the destruction of the office building in Gaza which was housing the Belgian Agency for Development Cooperation (Enabel) due to Israeli airstrikes.
Banned then backtracked
We, as a community, need to celebrate that the administration finally backtracked from its blatant attempt to suppress academic freedom.
Thoughts about the situation in Palestine, beyond music
Michele, an Italian musician who has taught and coordinated music projects in Palestine since 2004, has accepted to share with us his thoughts about the situation in Palestine, beyond music
Transatlantic Civil Servants’ Statement on Gaza: It Is Our Duty To Speak Out When Our Governments’ Policies Are Wrong
More than 800 officials in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union released a public letter of dissent on Friday against their governments’ support of Israel in its war in Gaza.