Academic civility and its discontents
9 October 2014
The battle over Steven Salaita is part of a war against the neoliberal corporatization of higher education. Read more about Academic civility and its discontents
Columbia University
Top Middle East scholars call for academic boycott of Israel
14 August 2014
More than one hundred academics sign on to “unprecedented expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people.” Read more about Top Middle East scholars call for academic boycott of Israel
Palestine solidarity group banned at Northeastern, students threatened with expulsion
12 March 2014
Palestine solidarity activists are facing harsh censorship and retribution on at least two US campuses during Israeli Apartheid Week. Read more about Palestine solidarity group banned at Northeastern, students threatened with expulsion
My new book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine”
3 March 2014
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my new book, The Battle for Justice in Palestine. It has been called “a crucial book at a crucial time.” Read more about My new book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine”
BDS Roundup: US scholars group unanimously passes boycott of Israeli institutions
30 April 2013
The latest roundup of international news from the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Read more about BDS Roundup: US scholars group unanimously passes boycott of Israeli institutions
Pro-BDS Columbia prof's gathering with anti-BDS J Street and Zionist LGBT groups stirs controversy
12 April 2013
Why is a Columbia professor who supports BDS joining forces with Zionist groups that oppose Palestinian rights? Read more about Pro-BDS Columbia prof's gathering with anti-BDS J Street and Zionist LGBT groups stirs controversy
Israel's pinkwashing exposed as dishonest at New York debates
6 April 2012
Israel’s strategy of “pinkwashing” — using its supposedly stellar record on gay rights — to obscure abuses of Palestinian human rights has done more to provoke than to quiet criticism. Read more about Israel's pinkwashing exposed as dishonest at New York debates
US Department of Education throws out Zionist group's "civil rights" complaint against Barnard College
14 January 2012
The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has dismissed a complaint against Barnard College – which is a partner of Columbia University – that a student was “steered” away from taking a class by Professor Joseph Massad because the student is Jewish. Read more about US Department of Education throws out Zionist group's "civil rights" complaint against Barnard College
Despite attacks, national conference unites Students for Justice in Palestine
New York City 21 October 2011
Hundreds of student activists from dozens of colleges and universities across the US are expanding the grassroots movements for Palestine solidarity activism despite aggressive smear campaigns by pro-Israel groups. Read more about Despite attacks, national conference unites Students for Justice in Palestine
US Zionists sharply divided over how to censor Palestine speech on campus
17 October 2011
Sharp disagreements have intensified among leading US pro-Israel groups on the best methods to suppress criticism and discussion of Israel’s apartheid, occupation, colonization and human rights abuses, or support for Palestinian rights, on US college campuses. The dispute centers on the use of US civil rights statutes to lodge complaints against universities, alleging that discussion of Israel amounts to an infringement of the civil rights of Jewish students who might be made “uncomfortable” by hearing such discussions. Read more about US Zionists sharply divided over how to censor Palestine speech on campus
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