29 December 2014
2014 was a year of victories, challenges and creative resistance for student Palestine solidarity activists in the US. Read more about 15 powerful ways student activists stood up for Palestine in 2014
22 December 2014
Three new books help dispel many Western myths about music and culture in the Middle East. Read more about Rebel songs to rap: the history of Palestine's music
19 December 2014
Two new books provide valuable insight into why freedom of speech can be suppressed at American universities. Read more about Understanding why scholars get silenced for defending Palestinian rights
16 December 2014
Moves to “recognize Palestine” and co-opt the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement aim to guarantee Israel’s survival as a racist state. Read more about Recognizing Palestine, BDS and the survival of Israel
12 December 2014
Motion approved by Middle East Studies Association defends right of professors to urge that academic ties with Israel be severed. Read more about America's Middle East scholars finally discuss "boycott Israel" call
11 December 2014
UAW Local 2865, representing 13,000 student workers at the University of California, has become the first labor union in the US to join the BDS movement. Read more about Victory: US student workers' union backs Israel boycott in landslide vote
9 December 2014
Only 52 of more than 700 members backed motion that would have shut down debate on boycotting Israel. Read more about Effort to block Israel boycott backfires at anthropology association
17 November 2014
The dispute between a prominent Palestinian American professor and advocates of academic boycott highlights the dilemmas faced by those embedded in American institutions that openly adopt pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian stances. Read more about Palestinian American professor criticized over Israeli diplomat's appearance at Brown
18 October 2014
The group invokes a new California law alleging the academic boycott enables “unlawfully discrimination,” but the American Studies Association is still going forward with plans. Read more about Anti-gay Christian group threatens to sue hotel for hosting scholars who endorse Israel boycott
6 October 2014
Senior members of discipline back call for Palestinian rights. Read more about More than 500 anthropologists back academic boycott of Israel