A Monday meeting of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees did not consider any settlement proposal regarding the case of Steven Salaita, The Electronic Intifada has learned. Read more about No deal with professor fired for Israel views is on Univ. of Illinois trustees' table
“Whether used in South Africa, the US South, or India, boycotts have resulted in a transformative change that not only brought freedom and justice to the victims but also peace and reconciliation for the oppressors.” Read more about Tutu condemns US efforts to curb free speech on Palestine
Divestment resolution at the University of New Mexico gains urgency after police shootings in Albuquerque bring home Israeli military violence in occupied West Bank. Read more about Anti-boycott resolution defeated in Illinois state government
Pro-Israel groups are using court venues around the world in an attempt to stilfe the Palestinian-led boycott campaign, but are having surprisingly mixed results. Read more about Israel's incompetent global campaign of "lawfare"
American Studies Association calling for “immediate” action by the public to oppose bill making its way through Maryland legislature. Read more about Anti-boycott measure slipped into Maryland state budget
ACLU says “boycott is an important and powerful form of protected expressive association protected by the First Amendment.” Read more about ACLU condemns Illinois senate resolution on academic boycott
The so-called “Protect Academic Freedom Act” would deny federal funding to any institution that participates in a boycott of Israeli universities or scholars. Read more about New US bill to punish academic boycott inspired by Israeli ambassador
“Expert” was dumped by Florida after Islamophobic teaching materials were exposed, but biased “counterrorism” cottage industry persists. Read more about Fraudulent, Islamophobic “terrorism expert” hired to train Chicago-area police