Northeastern rallies against censorship, racism
2 April 2014
Northeastern University, the first in the United States to ban a campus Palestine solidarity group, welcomed a delegation of Israeli lawmakers from racist parties.
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Anti-boycott measure slipped into Maryland state budget
1 April 2014
American Studies Association calling for “immediate” action by the public to oppose bill making its way through Maryland legislature.
Legal attack on student democracy after King’s College London backs BDS
1 April 2014
After pressure from the pro-Israel lobby, the trustees of a London student union are attempting to overturn a democratic vote.
Michigan Daily endorses Palestine students' divestment effort
27 March 2014
Students at McMaster University win big majority for divestment despite walk-out by opponents. Loyola student government president, supported by off-campus Israeli lobby groups, vetoes divestment resolution
Divestment wins again at Loyola, goes down fighting in Michigan
26 March 2014
Students at Kings College London also passed a motion calling for boycott and divestment from entities complicit in Israeli abuses of Palestinian rights.
Rolling Stones accused of hypocrisy as Tel Aviv gig announced
26 March 2014
The Palestinian national boycott committee says that the Rolling Stones’ planned gig is much like those few artists who played Sun City during the era of South African apartheid.
Refusing to be silenced, Michigan students take divestment back to student government
25 March 2014
University of Michigan students have been sitting in at student government headquarters for the last week in response to the student government’s refusal to hear a divestment resolution. Organizers are preparing for another student government meeting on 25 March.
"Return Unifies Us": Palestinians call for a day of action for the right of return
21 March 2014
An international day of action on 22 March will focus on reaffirming Palestinian national principles — most crucially, the right of return.
Watch: Spoof ad from Finland takes aim at SodaStream
21 March 2014
“SodaScream – Bubble trouble” takes aim at the company that manufactures fizzy-drink machines in an illegal Israeli colony in the occupied West Bank.
Beyoncé denies she's going to Israel
21 March 2014
Earlier this week, Israeli media were abuzz with the news that Beyoncé would be playing a gig in Tel Aviv this summer. The singer’s representative has denied this.