academic freedom

The full story behind the war against free speech in Israel's universities

Jonathan Cook
Nazareth
22 October 2012

Is Ben Gurion University being punished because its head has opposed upgrading the status of a college in an Israeli settlement?

Israel lobby uses discredited anti-Semitism definition to muzzle debate

Ben White
28 September 2012
Despite having no official status, the EU’s “working definition” on anti-Semitism is being used by the Israel lobby on both sides of the Atlantic.

Podcast: The “revolution inside Israeli prisons” continues, says hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak

Palestinian footballer and former hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak with Shahd Abusalama on the ongoing prisoner hunger strikes in Israeli jails; and an interview with Eric Romann of LA Dump Veolia.

California student association denounces CA assembly resolution HR 35, demands UC stop profiting from Israel's occupation

A resolution passed on Saturday by the largest California student association condemns a recent resolution by the state assembly seeking to chill student activism and criticism of Israel’s policies on campuses.

Podcast: Indian boycott activist talks about “tremendous response” to Palestine solidarity call

An exclusive interview with Githa Hariharan of the Indian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, on the various initiatives across India which connect to the global BDS movement.

Scholars voice opposition to California Assembly resolution on "anti-Semitism"

A group of academics have voiced their opposition to the California Assembly’s recent passage of a resolution on “anti-Semitism.” They say it calls upon universities to deny free speech to students and faculty.

The Electronic Intifada weekly podcast: Nancy Kricorian on BDS campaigns against Israel's pillage in West Bank

Nancy Kricorian of the Stolen Beauty BDS campaign on the significance of a new report by Al Haq designating Israel’s resource theft in the Dead Sea as a crime of pillage; and much more.

The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast featuring Rana Baker on the closure of the Gaza-Egypt border

On this week’s podcast: Rana Baker assesses the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza, sealed at the Egyptian border following an attack on Egyptian soldiers last week; and much more!

Bogus allegations of "anti-Semitism" create real climate of fear for Arab, Muslim students in US

Nora Barrows-Friedman
Berkeley
8 August 2012
The real intention of various lawsuits alleging anti-Semitism in universities is to chill Palestine solidarity activism and censor open discussions about Israeli policy in classrooms.

LA professor "wakes up to hate mail" for linking to anti-Zionist material

Nora Barrows-Friedman
Berkeley
1 August 2012
A professor at UCLA speaks to The Electronic Intifada after being attacked by an outside Zionist organization after posting research materials that included information on the Palestine solidarity movement.

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