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Politicization of Study Abroad California State debates whether to resume study abroad in Israel

Eighty-one California State University faculty, staff and administrators, and 46 students and alumni, have signed an open letter...
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Jul 17, 2012

Zionist group fails to disrupt Ilan Pappe’s tour at California state universities

The California State University (CSU) system has sent a letter in response to a Zionist group, rejecting their claim that Ilan Pappe,...
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Jul 17, 2012

Academic claims Israeli school textbooks contain bias

Nurit Peled-Elhanan, an Israeli academic, mother and political radical, summons up an image of rows of Jewish schoolchildren, bent...
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Nov 14, 2011

Academic claims Israeli school textbooks contain bias

Nurit Peled-Elhanan of Hebrew University says textbooks depict Palestinians as 'terrorists, refugees and primitive farmers'....
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Aug 07, 2011

The Struggle for an Equal Right to Academic Freedom

Academic Riham Barghouti looks at the struggles faced by Palestinian scholars for academic freedom and equal rights. In this article,...
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Jul 07, 2011

Israel’s plan for next year’s school curriculum: Reinforcing Jewish and Zionist values

Education Ministry's plan for the coming school year does not include civics, democratic values or Jewish-Arab coexistence. "The plan...
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Apr 14, 2011

Ban on Israel-Palestine debate ignites free speech row at French university

International petition calls on Ecole Normale Supérieure to restore 'long history of political expression'. rofessors and...
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Mar 21, 2011

Edinburgh University students vote overwhelmingly for boycott of Israeli goods

A motion to boycott Israel was overwhelmingly passed at the Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA). The motion, 'Boycott...
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Mar 15, 2011

Campaigners threaten to picket Israeli Music conference

Groups campaigning for Palestinian human rights has called on academics and musicians to boycott a forthcoming conference on Israeli...
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Mar 11, 2011

Academic boycott: motion on freezing exchange program between Ottawa and Haifa until the fair and equitable access of Palestinian students

Joseph Hickey, representative of the University of Ottawa/Canada Senate for graduate students in the sciences, has submitted a motion...
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Feb 22, 2011
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