News type: In the News
German Court Confirms BDS Advocacy is Protected Freedom of Expression and Assembly
In May 2016, the German city of Oldenburg prevented a public lecture titled "BDS: A Palestinian Human Rights Campaign" from...
The PLO calls on Eurovision organizers to not broadcast the contest in Israel's illegal settlements
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: “We call on the EBU to respect the Palestinian people’s rights and to not broadcast any Eurovision...
European Association of Social Anthropologists Pledges Non-Cooperation With Israeli Settlement Universities
Motion on Israeli academic institutions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories - online voice emphatic EASA members voted in an online poll...
Is Lara Alqasem undermining Palestinian boycott campaign?
For some, Lara Alqasem may be taking a noble stance by insisting that she ought to be allowed to study at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, despite the...
Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists Urges Colleagues Not to Participate in International Meeting in Tel Aviv
At the very moment when our people are struggling for justice, freedom, and dignity in the face of the Israeli occupation, with all of the damage...
Boycott Eurovision Song Contest Hosted by Israel
We, the undersigned artists from Europe and beyond, support the heartfelt appeal from Palestinian artists to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest 2019...
Quotes from Signatories of Boycott Eurovision 2019 Artists’ Letter
Quotes from signatories of the Boycott Eurovision 2019 artists’ letter published in The Guardian: Australia "My job has long been to write...
Israel forces teachers to leave Palestine
Israel has completely shut down a Palestinian university in Jerusalem amid a series of assaults on academic freedom. On 14 July, Israeli police...
Irish MEP calls for 2019 Eurovision Boycott in light of Israel's 'Nation State' vote
The passing of a controversial bill in the Israeli Knesset which defines Israel exclusively as a nation of Jewish people has prompted Sinn Féin...
Western Authors Take Stand in Israel/Palestine Conflict by Refusing to Be Published in Israel
An Israeli publisher is finding it increasingly difficult to acquire translation rights to some of the year’s most important novels, mostly...