26 September 2014
“If, under this new regime, civility be the condition for expressing academic freedom and excellence, then let the appropriate expression be that of civil disobedience.” Read more about Move on? Work to reclaim Univ. of Illinois has has only just begun
17 April 2014
University administrators canceled a planned town hall meeting on boycott, divestment and sanctions and tried to limit the free speech of poet Remi Kanazi. Read more about Activists condemn Washington University “censorship” of BDS event featuring Palestinian poet
14 October 2013
Campus rabbi demands Rutgers University Palestine solidarity group be “disbanded” amid bogus allegations it distributed mock eviction notices targeting Jews. Read more about Rutgers students face “bias” probe for flyers criticizing Israeli home demolitions
3 November 2012
Challenges to efforts at restricting public criticism of Israel at the University of California and Carleton University risk overlooking the true goal of many anti-Palestinians: stigmatizing criticism of Israel, rather than banning it. Read more about University of California and Carleton University "free speech" battles: the hidden agenda
Gaza City 12 October 2012
Palestinians in Gaza are having trouble accessing news websites after Hamas introduced a ban on viewing sexual material. Read more about Fears that Hamas could extend Gaza porn ban to political websites
12 June 2012
Following rebuff by California Attorney General, an Israeli group’s US front asks City Attorney of Los Angeles to sue California State University professor for criticizing Israel. Read more about In new assault, Israel group's US front asks City of Los Angeles to sue professor for criticizing Israel
19 May 2012
The cancelation of the Manchester launch of Leila Khaled: Icon of Palestinian Liberation has only brought the book broader publicity, says author and Electronic Intifada contributor Sarah Irving. Read more about Interview: Launch of Leila Khaled biography by EI contributor canceled after Zionist pressure
8 December 2011
“British campus watch organisation” Student Rights attacks Palestine solidarity in name of ‘balance’. Group says it’s “non-ideologically aligned”, but intimately supported by right-wing think tank Henry Jackson Society. Read more about “British campus watch organisation” Student Rights attacks Palestine solidarity
1 December 2011
Birmingham’s Debating Society confirms my account of events, at the same time as J-Soc members dig a bigger hole. Read more about The chilling effect of a discredited definition of antisemitism
4 October 2011
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) joins a growing coalition of civil rights and advocacy organizations in condemning the recent convictions of the Irvine 11, and say they are “concerned about the future of free speech within the UC system.” Read more about US academic and cultural BDS campaign condemns convictions of Irvine 11