21 March 2014
Testimonies collected by Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups suggest Israeli interrogators have threatened Palestinian kids with sexual violence. Read more about Israeli interrogator threatens sexual assault, home demolition, says Palestinian child
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. Read more about Watch: Spoof ad from Finland takes aim at SodaStream
21 March 2014
University of Michigan students engage in a sit-in after the student government tables a divestment vote “indefinitely”; Max Geller of Northeastern SJP talks about repression of student activism by the administration and right-wing groups; and a report from Gaza during Israeli Apartheid Week. Read more about US students resist repression of Palestine solidarity on campus
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. Read more about Beyoncé denies she's going to Israel
20 March 2014
A campaign backed by film directors, Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, and novelist Ahdaf Soueif, calling on the BBC not to award a multi-million pound security contract to G4S has been successful. Read more about BBC says no to occupation profiteer G4S after major campaign
20 March 2014
“When we talk of boycotting Israel, we talk of boycotting a system of ruling, a way of thinking and behaving, that denies the existence of the Palestinian people and their rights.” Read more about Boycott movement has empowered Palestinians, says co-founder
19 March 2014
Yesterday, the battle for hearts and minds on campus took several steps forward. Read more about Despite University of Michigan vote, Palestine is not going away
18 March 2014
A donor – who specifically blamed “Muslim” students for the vote – is threatening to withdraw funding from the university and to stop hiring its graduates. Read more about University of Windsor faces donor threats, Islamophobic backlash after BDS vote
16 March 2014
The Hollywood star says she was fully aware that SodaStream operates in an Israeli settlement before she agreed to become the company’s spokesmodel and ending her role as Oxfam “global ambassador.” Read more about Scarlett Johansson doubles down on support for Israeli settlements
13 March 2014
The attack on free speech at Northeastern is part of a broader war against Palestine solidarity activists on campuses that is being waged by university administrations and Israel lobby groups. Read more about War on campus: Ali Abunimah and Max Geller on Democracy Now!