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Palestinian students battle militarization of Hebrew University
Palestinian students released a video on Nakba Day highlighting the growing militarization of their university campus, sparking right-wing calls for a criminal investigation.
By
Oren Ziv
May 27, 2020
Hebrew U. cancels conference on Palestinian prisoners, following pressure
Hebrew University canceled the conference after a student group associated with Naftali Bennett’s Jewish Home party penned an open letter to the university president. ‘The very existence of this conference lends legitimacy to terror.’ By Eli Bitan Hebrew University announced it is canceling an academic conference on the topic of Palestinian prisoners, which was slated to take place…
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+972 Magazine
May 14, 2017
Civil society groups join forces to protect freedom of speech
Dozens of civil society, feminist, and anti-occupation groups form the ‘Council for the Protection of Freedoms’ to fight back against the government’s and public’s attacks against freedom of expression. Representatives from over 30 civil society organizations gathered on Friday in Nazareth for the founding conference of the “Council for the Protection of Freedoms.” The council was…
By
Haggai Matar
May 13, 2017
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Hundreds of academics call to boycott genocide conference in Israel
Academics condemn decision to hold a conference on genocide in Jerusalem at a time when Israel’s actions are ‘being viewed through lenses of ethnic cleansing and genocide.’ Nearly 270 academics from 19 countries are calling to boycott the fifth Global Conference on Genocide, set to take place on June 26-29 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In…
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Rami Younis
May 23, 2016
WATCH: How a single checkpoint affects an entire neighborhood
Ever since the eruption of the latest round of violence, the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya has been essentially blocked off from the rest of the city by a single checkpoint. Dozens of residents, along with students from Hebrew University and members of Knesset, held a demonstration calling to open the checkpoint and end the…
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Social TV
January 7, 2016
How Jewish and Palestinian cultural artifacts became Israeli property
A new book looks at the ways in which ancient religious manuscripts belonging to Yemenite Jews, as well as thousands of books owned by Palestinians and Holocaust survivors became part of Israel’s National Library in Jerusalem. By Gish Amit (Translated by Shaked Spier) The book “Ex Libris: History of Robbery, Preservation, and Appropriation in the National…
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Haokets
April 25, 2015
Hundreds of Palestinians, Israelis protest collective punishment in East Jerusalem
Over 800 people marched in the streets of Issawiya to call for an end to the mayor’s policies of road closures, petty fines and home demolitions. By Moriel Rothman-Zecher In the midst of the heightened tension gripping much of Jerusalem over the past few weeks, over 800 people marched peacefully through the village of Issawiya…
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+972 Magazine
November 13, 2014
At Hebrew University, Arabic textbooks reflect a Zionist reality
At Hebrew University, the narratives in Arabic and Hebrew language textbooks glorify Zionism and blur out any sign of the occupation. The next step? Using force against Palestinian students who dare to protest that very narrative. Fadi Asleh (Translated from Hebrew by Ofer Neiman) Israeli Independence Day is also Palestinian Nakba Day. This is one…
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Haokets
May 24, 2014
Photos of the week: Between May Day and Nakba marches
This week: Palestinian citizens of Israel march to the destroyed village Lubya, Israeli activists commemorate the Nakba, solidarity with administrative detainees, May Day celebrations, the leader of Israel’s refugee movement says goodbye to freedom, and more.
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Activestills
May 8, 2014
When it comes to philanthropy, there’s a wall around Israelis’ hearts
Hebrew University study shows the uniquely insular character of Israeli philanthropy, despite all the money this country gets from abroad. It’s hard to read this news feature in today’s Haaretz and continue to believe that Israel, even if it were to end the occupation, is a worthy cause. The article is about a new Hebrew…
By
Larry Derfner
May 24, 2013
On civilians and ‘Israel’s Gaza problem’
Wednesday, November 14: Israeli forces have just killed a four-year-old and a seven-year-old in Gaza. Two children. Jeffrey Goldberg tweets*, correctly, that the fighting won’t solve anything. But his phrasing embodies everything that’s wrong with the mainstream media. It also points at the Israeli attitude towards both the Palestinians and the region: Prediction: Assassination of…
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Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
November 15, 2012
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