The Electronic Intifada has learned details of the court challenge filed in London on Thursday against the University of Southampton’s decision to ban a conference related to Israel. Read more about Court hearing expected next week in challenge to UK university's ban on Israel conference
Organizers of an academic conference on Israel are proceeding with an urgent legal challenge after the UK’s University of Southampton today confirmed that it has canceled the event. Read more about Did Israel lobby "bullying and threats" push Univ. of Southampton to cancel conference?
Campus network claims to support pluralism yet muzzles opponents of Israel’s crimes. Read more about Hillel chief at Pennsylvania college resigns over censorship of civil rights veterans
Emergency legal action planned after UK university cancels conference on Israel citing “health and safety.” Read more about Univ. of Southampton cancels conference after government, Israel lobby pressure
The St. Louis Missouri History Museum canceled a community discussion after organizers refused to remove Palestinian panelists from the event. Read more about Missouri museum censors Ferguson-Mexico solidarity event for including Palestinians
Pro-Israel lobby groups have been using Islamophobic themes and casting aspersions of anti-Semitism to smear organizers and speakers of Palestine-focused conference. Read more about Israel lobby, UK officials attempt to shut down Univ. of Southampton conference
In Europe, cartoons mocking Muhammad are “free speech,” while discussion of Israel is censored, historian notes. Read more about Did Rome college censor Ilan Pappe because of "Zionist intimidation"?
Just weeks after marching in Paris for the right of French cartoonists to denigrate Muslims and depict their prophet in a bestial manner, PA leader Mahmoud Abbas orders investigation into Palestinian cartoonist. Read more about Cartoonist once jailed by Israel now targeted by Palestinian Authority
Guilford College moves Palestinian-American professor’s speech after pressure from family that funded campus building. Read more about North Carolina college bows to donor pressure over Steven Salaita talk
Director Suha Arraf has been told to repay subsidy from the Israeli government. Read more about Israel's movie-funders ban recipients from calling themselves Palestinian