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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas addressed the liberal pro-Israel lobbying group's 2021 National Conference.
Dianne Morales, a former non-profit CEO, has criticised Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and spoken out against sponsored trips to Israel.
New definition of anti-Semitism challenges pro-Israel narratives
The new 'Jerusalem Declaration on Anti-Semitism' says boycotts of Israel are not anti-Semitic, in contrast to the controversial IHRA definition.
London university gets its first hijabi student union president
Shaima Dallali warned students and universities are facing pressure from the UK government to adopt legislation that would "hinder the students' ...
BDS win: Virginia governor hopeful backs Israel boycott movement
In rare move, Lee Carter, a candidate running for governor of Virginia, expressed strong support for the Israel boycott movement.
Free speech, Israel-Palestine and the battle to define anti-Semitism
In-depth: UCL academics say the IHRA definition does nothing to eradicate anti-Semitism but shuts down debate on Palestine.
Palestine solidarity alive and well this Israeli Apartheid Week
Comment: This year, Israeli Apartheid Week activists explore Palestinian solidarity through the lens of anti-racism, despite ongoing efforts to ...
French activist stands trial over calls for Israeli boycott
Olivia Zemor appeared in court over an online appeal she made on her website EuroPalestine urging readers to boycott Teva, a French company ...
Cornel West claims pro-Palestine stance cost him Harvard tenure
West left Harvard University amid a controversy over his consideration for tenure.
Right to boycott Israel challenged in Georgia, Arkansas courts
Georgia and Arkansas are the latest in a string of US states addressing the right to boycott Israel.
Egypt's political prisoners 'denied fruit, bread' during family visits
Political prisoners in Egypt have been prohibited from receiving specific food, including fruits and bread, from their visiting families, ...
US court rules against Arkansas' Israel boycott pledge law
A US court has ruled that forcing companies not to boycott Israel was "unconstitutional".
HRW accuses Australia of 'blocking' justice for Palestinians
Human Rights Watch condemned remarks by Australia's Foreign Minister saying that the country did not recognise the International Criminal ...
UN urges Egypt to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list
Ramy Shaath and Zyad El-Elaimy were arrested in June 2019 and added to an Egyptian terrorism list in April 2020 “without evidence”.
Hungary, Germany voice opposition to ICC ruling
The two European countries are the first to publicly oppose the ICC ruling, after Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi made frantic calls to ...
ICC probe is first real test for Biden administration
Comment: If he is to rebuild trust with Palestinians, Biden must not stand in the way of the ICC investigation into Israeli war crimes, writes Muhammad Shehada.
Israel panics after ICC pledges to investigate 'war crimes'
The foreign ministry sent a classified cable to Israeli ambassadors for them to ask for support around the world against the ICC ruling
Holes in Biden's Palestine policy tell a familiar story
Comment: Biden's initial moves in the Israel/Palestine arena suggest a move back to Obama-era policies, while leaving Trump's damage ...
Trump's plans to outlaw BDS as 'anti-Semitic' scrapped
Mike Pompeo's plan to outlaw the BDS movement and to label it as anti-Semitic is now off the table under the new Biden administration.
Palestinian media organisations boycott Facebook over censorship
Dozens of Palestinian media organisations have held a temporary boycott of Facebook in protest at the social networking giant's censorship of ...
Biden appoints Jordanian American as senior legal affairs advisor
Dana Shubat, a Jordanian American woman, has been appointed as a senior legal affairs advisor on the Biden administration.
Palestinian teen's murder underscores the joint struggle with BLM
Comment: For Palestinians and US communities of colour, racism is the enabler of violence and oppression. We must unite in our resistance to ...
BDS renews calls to boycott Arab-Israeli vlogger Nas Daily
The Jordan and Kuwait accounts of the the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement renewed calls to boycott Nas Daily.
Palestinians: Victims of 'cancel culture'
Comment: 'Cancel culture' is nothing new. It's been around for decades, with Arab Americans and Palestinian human rights supporters as the main ...
The US is set to label the BDS movement as 'anti-Semitic', angering activists
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