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Academic Freedom
As Pro-Palestinian Protests Escalate, Israel Lobby’s Attack on Academic Freedom Continues
By Robert Inlakesh Following a crackdown by the New York Police Department (NYP), resulting in around 100 arrests, the encampment only expanded and began to attract significant attention. As pro-Palestinian protests escalate throughout college campuses […]
Student Protests Escalate: From Columbia to Harvard, Calls for Action, Johnson Heckled
By Palestine Chronicle Staff American police detained approximately 140 students from two universities on Wednesday, amidst protests in solidarity with Gaza and calls to end the Israeli genocidal war. The clashes between law enforcement […]
Israel Moves to Ban Pro-Palestinian Activism in Israeli Academic Institutions
The Israeli government is advancing a bill that, once passed, will criminalize Palestinian Arab activism in Israeli universities. The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation has approved a draft bill aimed at banning the political activity […]
‘Unacceptable and Unconscionable’: 400 CUNY Law Alumni Stand with Graduate Who Criticized Israel
Over 400 alumni of the City University of New York (CUNY) have signed a letter expressing their solidarity with Fatima Mohammed, a Yemeni graduate of CUNY School of Law who has been targeted by a […]
Rights Group Condemns Israel’s Arrest of Palestinian Researcher
Skyline International for Human Rights condemned in a statement on Monday the Israeli army’s arrest of the Palestinian researcher and writer, Yasser Manna, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The group stated that the […]
Harvard Reverses Decision: Ken Roth to Be Reinstated as Fellow
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following strong protests, Harvard University Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf announced Thursday that he would reverse his decision to deny a fellowship to the former head of Human Rights Watch (HRW), […]
Universities, Don’t Silence Critics of Israel: On the Termination of Kenneth Roth by Harvard
By Paul Salvatori If you’ve been closely following coverage of how Israeli ideologues censor pro-Palestinian voices you’ve likely heard by now of former Human Rights Watch executive director, Kenneth Roth. In recent weeks he’s […]
Kenneth Roth Asks, ‘Harvard President, Do you Stand for Academic Freedom?’ (VIDEO)
By Palestine Deep Dive Palestine Deep Dive’s (PDD) latest show hosts human rights pioneer, Kenneth Roth, in collaboration with the Foreign Press Association (FPA) of New York. Titled, “Kenneth Roth: On Harvard University’s ban & […]
UK University Excludes Palestinian Staff, Palestine Scholars from IHRA Discussion
The University of Edinburgh has excluded Palestinian staff and scholars of Palestine from a task group set up to discuss the repercussions of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, the […]
McGill University Administration Amps up Anti-Palestinian Campaign
By Yves Engler The McGill administration and Israel lobby have waged a multiyear campaign against student democracy and Palestinian solidarity and recently threatened the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) financial arrangement after students voted […]
New Survey: Majority of US Academics Think Israel is ‘One State Reality Akin to Apartheid’
Sixty percent of academics and scholars in Middle Eastern studies across several American universities have described Israel’s occupation of Palestine as “a one state reality akin to apartheid,” a new survey shows. Conducted jointly by […]
US Academic Body Protests Israeli Directive Denying Palestinians Right to Education
The largest Middle East academic body in North America protested on Tuesday an Israeli directive denying Palestinians the right to education, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) said […]
Thousand of Middle East Studies Scholars Endorse BDS Resolution
Thousands of academics who are members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) have voted to endorse a boycott of Israel, the Middle East Monitor reported. The resolution “endorses the Palestinian call for solidarity in […]
Europe’s Largest University Cancels Event Linked to Amnesty International’s Damning Report on Israel
By Romana Rubeo La Sapienza University of Rome, which is considered the largest university in Europe, has reportedly canceled on Monday evening an event aimed at presenting Amnesty International’s recent findings labeling Israel an […]
International Organizations, Academics Call for Sanctions on Israel
Dozens of international organizations, human rights networks, academics, and researchers from forty-five countries have called on the UN and the West to sanction Israel for its occupation of Palestine and its apartheid regime, the official […]
SOAS University ‘Forcibly Removes’ Students Protesting Academic Partnership with Israel
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University has forcibly removed students who were occupying university premises in protest over the London-based university’s ties with Israel’s University of Haifa, The New Arab reported on […]
Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim (Book Review)
By Jim Miles (Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim. Richard Falk. Clarity Press, Atlanta, GA. 2021) Writing an autobiography after experiencing the greater part of a century as a public intellectual has resulted […]
Palestinian Academic Shahd Abusalama Reinstated at UK University
A UK-based Palestinian academic at Sheffield Hallam University has been reinstated in her teaching post, one week after she was suspended following a smear campaign by supporters of Israel, The New Arab reported. Shahd Abusalama […]
Palestinian Academic Suspended by UK University Following Israeli Lobby Pressure
By Palestine Chronicle Staff British University Sheffield Hallam has suspended a Palestinian Ph.D. student from teaching, following a smear campaign by the Israeli lobby, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Shahd Abusalama, a […]
Toronto University Rejects IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism has been rejected by the University of Toronto’s Antisemitism Working Group, according to an official statement recently released by the university. The move follows a […]
After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia
By Jonathan Cook The Israel lobby appears to be readying for a campaign to root out left-wing academics in the UK critical of Israel’s continuing oppression of the Palestinian people – echoing its efforts against […]
Israeli Officials Intervene to Remove US Academic Who Criticized Israel
Israeli diplomats put pressure on the dean of a US university to remove a teacher who criticized Israel, using allegations of antisemitism, The Middle East Monitor reported. Details of the intervention by Israeli consular officials, […]
University Departments, Scholars Urge End to Israeli Apartheid
In an unprecedented wave of solidarity, more than 300 academic departments, programs, centers, unions, and societies worldwide have endorsed statements in support of Palestinian rights in response to Israel’s violent attacks on Palestinians this month. […]
Palestinian Professor Says He was Denied Job because of His Views on Israel
A Palestinian professor said that he was denied a job because of his views on Israel and has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Illinois Congresswoman Marie Newman. Iymen Chehade is a Professor of […]
Lecture by Angela Davis Canceled after Pressure from Pro-Israel Students
Butler University in Indianapolis has canceled a scheduled event featuring iconic political activist Angela Davis this week in what seems to be another example of the ongoing campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists against the American civil […]
Jewish Faculty Members in Canada Oppose Adoption of IHRA Antisemitism Definition
Amid growing concern over the weaponizing of antisemitism by staunch advocates of the state of Israel, Jewish faculty members in Canadian universities are opposing the adoption of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) […]
London Academic Board Urges University Council to Drop IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism
University College London’s Academic Board has today voted in favor of urging the university council to retract its adoption of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism as it “is not for purpose within a university setting […]
Israel Lobby Will Face Blowback, Eventually
By Yves Engler How much is too much? When will Israeli nationalists in North America completely discredit themselves by overusing their power to crush those defending Palestinians? The recent ruthlessness of the Israel lobby is […]
‘Whose Narratives?’: On the Suppression of Palestinian Speech
By Benay Blend “If you have any doubt that the panic over “cancel Culture,” writes Steven Salaita, “as presented by the corporate media, is in aggregate a reactionary phenomenon (with a distinctly Zionist subtext),” then […]
Canada University Rescinds Job Offer Due to Pressure from Pro-Israel Donor
The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law has become embroiled in controversy following a decision by the dean of the prestigious law school to rescind an offer of directorship to prominent international academic Valentina Azarova […]