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Lorde cancels Israel concert after pro-Palestinian campaign Blindfolded Palestinian boy surrounded by Israeli soldiers in viral photo charged with throwing stones Sixteen-year-old Fawzi al-Junaidi remains in prison and will face formal charges in Israeli military court on Wednesday
This Israeli Presentation on How to Make Drone Strikes More “Efficient” Disturbed Its Audience Research backed by the U.S. and Israeli military scandalized a conference near Tel Aviv earlier this year after a presentation showed how the findings would help drone operators more easily locate people — including targets — fleeing their strikes and better navigate areas rendered unrecognizable (...)
Palestinian Response to Reports That U.S. Will Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital The Trump administration’s anti-Palestinian and illegal act reverses decades of official U.S. policy regarding Jerusalem and contradicts the international consensus. Trump’s policies on Palestine underscore that it is long past time for the world to apply concrete pressure on Israel to respect Palestinian rights through support for our struggle for rights and dignity.
Hundreds of Elected Officials in the Spanish State Endorse BDS for Palestinian Rights Hundreds of elected officials in the Spanish State endorse BDS for Palestinian rights, setting a new BDS precedent in Europe. They include mayors, city councillors, members of congress, presidents of regional parliaments and members of the European Parliament.
Statement by Legal Scholars and International Lawyers Against Holding ESIL Forum at the Hebrew University in East Jerusalem To add your name, please email: palpetition17[at]gmail.com. The statement is open to all law academics and international lawyers. You do not have to be a member of ESIL or based in Europe to sign.
The European Society of International Law (ESIL) is holding its Research Forum at the Hebrew University in February/March. Ten Palestinian human rights organisations have condemned this decision calling on ESIL to reconsider its decision and urging international lawyers and academics to not participate in this event.
Michigan students pass call to probe Israel investments The student government at the University of Michigan passed a resolution recommending the university’s governing body investigate its investments in Boeing, Hewlett Packard and United Technologies, companies that profit from Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights.
The victory follows years of (...)The contested centenary of Britain’s ‘calamitous promise’ The British pledge to establish a ‘Jewish national home’ in Palestine is being celebrated and condemned as a divisive anniversary approaches. By Ian Black
Under pressure, Israeli government suspends controversial plan to set up database of Jewish students in U.S. A Jewish student organization says that it didn’t believe the project was ’in the best interest of engaging American Jewish college students’
Chomsky clarifies position on the cultural boycott of Israel In recent years, people promoting the mantras of ‘constructive engagement’ and ‘bridge-building’ with Israel have cited Professor Noam Chomsky in their defence. He is alleged to oppose the campaign of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) launched by Palestinian civil society in 2005.
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