Under pressure, PLO tries to limit damage from Abbas attack on Israel boycott
20 December 2013
Today’s statement should be seen as a sign that the PA understands that it cannot impose its unpopular views on Palestinian civil society.
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Campus not an “ethics-free zone”: Watch Ali Abunimah on academic boycott of Israel
20 December 2013
Universities are traditionally, and ought to remain, sites of ethical deliberation and that is why more people are willing to consider the boycott of Israel.
Don't buy Israeli toys this Christmas
18 December 2013
Halilit, a maker of musical instruments for babies, is headquartered in a forcibly depopulated Palestinian village.
Major Indigenous studies group endorses Israel boycott
18 December 2013
The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association has declared its support for the Palestinian call for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
Hillel International faces crisis as Swarthmore chapter rebels against its Israel guidelines
17 December 2013
Swarthmore Hillel declares that it will not adhere to umbrella group’s policy banning criticism of Israel; Hillel International responds with threats as its legitimacy is called into question.
Why the ASA's Israel boycott won
17 December 2013
Despite enormous efforts to counter it, ASA resolution supporting Israel boycott won by a landslide. How did it happen?
ASA membership votes to boycott Israel by landslide
16 December 2013
In milestone vote, ASA members approve Israel boycott by two-to-one margin.
Dutch union dumps G4S for aiding Israel's human rights abuses
16 December 2013
Greens have also decided to sever ties with private security firm.
Boycott activists celebrate as Ahava quits South Africa
13 December 2013
BDS South Africa campaign claims victory, as settlement-based company Ahava quietly withdraws from the country.
Former Harvard president Larry Summers calls for boycott of ASA
13 December 2013
It is ironic that as a former university president, Summers would propose punitive measures against scholars exercising their freedom of conscience and association.