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Dispute within Max Planck Society over ties to Israel
Statement from a collective of academics in solidarity with Palestine from The Max Planck Society:
The Max Planck Society (MPS) is a government-funded research organisation in Germany that comprises 85 research institutes (most of which are also based in Germany), and it is one of the most successful such organisations worldwide. Therefore, its academic and non-academic employees come from various backgrounds, and the MPS prides itself on the diversity it fosters. However, this position has not always been reflected in the political statements and stances that the MPS has expressed over the years, its continuous support and collaboration with Israeli research institutions, which partake in the apartheid regime in occupied Palestine, being a prime example of this.
World Bank report finds imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza Strip
Findings come as UN secretary general calls on Israel to give unconditional access to Gaza for aid relief
Letter addressing ongoing violations of academic freedom in occupied Palestinian Territories
We write on behalf of the Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) to express our deep concern regarding Israel’s widening assaults on Palestinian universities and the targeting of students and faculty in the occupied West Bank since 7 October 2023.
Gaza’s catastrophic food shortage means mass death is imminent, monitor says
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food to areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said on Monday.
‘Man-made famine’ charge against Israel is backed by mounting body of evidence
Prospect of Israel facing war crimes charges has moved closer after UN condemnation of Gaza aid restrictions
US and UK doctors in Washington to warn of IDF’s ‘appalling atrocities’ in Gaza
Doctors who have returned from volunteering at besieged hospitals to tell officials aid is meaningless without a ceasefire
Israel government continues to block aid response despite ICJ genocide court ruling, says Oxfam
International community resorts to sea routes and air drops rather than challenge Israel for systemically undermining unfettered access of relief
An exceptional Bisan Lecture webinar on March 19th – Gaza: A Litmus Test for International Law and the Responsibility of the International Community
Join us for the next webinar of the Bisan Lecture Series, on Tuesday March 19th at 8.30 PM Palestine time (notice the unusual time and date, and the different time difference between US and Palestine due to daylight saving time). You can register here!
7:30 PM Paris & Tunis
6:30 PM London
2:30 PM Boston
11:30 AM San Francisco
Architects for Gaza plans to deliver free education to architecture students in Gaza
Architecture group Architects for Gaza has launched the Gaza Global University to offer free education to architecture students impacted by the Israel-Hamas conflict.