RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member, Hanan Ashrawi, strongly condemned Israel’s shelling and killing of three Palestinian minors, east of Khan Younis in the southern besieged Gaza Strip, on Monday.Ashrawi condemned the “deliberate” killing of Khalid Bassam Said, 13, Abdullah al-Hamid Abu Daher, 13, and Muhammad Ibrahim al-Satra, 13, during an […]
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Israel/ Palestine
Israel to spend $72 mn to convince Europe Boycott over Occupation is “anti-Semitism”
Text calls on “all political parties to pass a binding resolution rejecting BDS activities as fundamentally anti-Semitic”.
Avalanche of Criticism for U of Michigan for Fining Professor over Israel Boycott
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) called on the university to rescind the punishment
Is Israel Targeting Palestinian Schools, UNRWA, to Cripple Nat’l Movement?
An empowered Palestinian population is far more capable of challenging Israeli dominance than a subdued one
MESA Letter Defending Lucy Peterson, Grad, in her Boycott of Israel
Via Middle East Studies Association Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) 3542 N Geronimo Ave Tucson AZ 85705 (USA) 520-333-2577 520-207-3166 fax Website October 22, 2018 Mark S. Schlissel, President University of Michigan presoff@umich.edu Martin A. Philbert, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs University of Michigan philbert@umich.edu Dear President Schlissel and […]
Under Public Pressure to Cancel Peace Treaty with Israel, Jordan ends Annexes
AMMAN (Ma’an) — Jordanian King Abdullah II informed Israel, on Sunday, that he will not renew two annexes of the 1994 peace treaty between Israel and Jordan concerning territory leased to Israel. The territories in question are al-Baqura and al-Ghamr, which are also known as Naharyaim and Zofar in the Hebrew language. King Abdullah II […]
Israel advances Bill Tying Cultural Funding to ‘Loyalty’
Jerusalem (AFP) – A ministerial committee in Israel’s parliament voted Sunday to advance a bill that would cut subsidies to cultural organisations accused of not showing “loyalty” to the state, the culture minister said. The proposed legislation, denounced by artists and freedom of speech activists, was proposed by Culture Minister Miri Regev. The text of […]
In BDS win, Israeli High Court allows US Student to Study in Israel despite “Boycott Activity”
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that American student, Lara al-Qassem, will be allowed to remain and study in Israel, overturning a lower court decision that initially backed the decision to ban her from entry. Twenty-two-year-old American student, Lara al-Qassem, who has a Palestinian grandfather, was granted an A/2 Student Visa for her […]
Amnesty Int’l Alarmed Israel going from Sniping unarmed Protesters to ‘Zero Tolerance’
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Amnesty International (AI) said, on Friday, fears of escalating bloodshed are rising ahead of planned protests in the besieged Gaza Strip, on Friday, after Israeli authorities announced a “zero tolerance” policy towards demonstrations along the Israeli-Gaza border fence. After an overnight five-hour meeting, the Israeli Security Cabinet instructed the Israeli army “to […]