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"BDS" written using spray paint on the separation wall

Anthropologists back Israel boycott in landslide vote

Tamara Nassar 27 July 2023

Filmmakers respect call to pull out of Jerusalem film festival. Read more about Anthropologists back Israel boycott in landslide vote

Members of the Israeli baseball team pose for selfies beside a flag

Call to boycott Team Israel at World Baseball Classic

Robert Ross 3 March 2023

Sport used in effort to divert attention from state’s brutality. Read more about Call to boycott Team Israel at World Baseball Classic

Podcast Ep 55: How to fight university censorship

Nora Barrows-Friedman 22 April 2022

Professors Rabab Abdulhadi and Tomomi Kinukawa say San Francisco State University only pays lip service to academic freedom. Read more about Podcast Ep 55: How to fight university censorship

Zoom censors events about Zoom censorship

Nora Barrows-Friedman 13 November 2020

Selective censorship tactic dependent on complaints from groups with anti-Palestinian agenda. Read more about Zoom censors events about Zoom censorship

A woman holds a sign

Israel lobby loses latest appeal against American Studies Association

Nora Barrows-Friedman 6 July 2020

Academic group voted in 2013 to support the boycott of Israeli institutions. Read more about Israel lobby loses latest appeal against American Studies Association

Building and university flag

How Israel lobby pressured a Pittsburgh university

Nora Barrows-Friedman 19 May 2020

Retaliatory lawsuit filed by professor backed by lawyer from Israel lobby group. Read more about How Israel lobby pressured a Pittsburgh university

US court throws out lawsuit against academic boycott of Israel

Ali Abunimah 5 February 2019

Ruling is blow to pro-Israel lawfare to harass campaigners. Read more about US court throws out lawsuit against academic boycott of Israel

A metal placard on a stone wall says "Pitzer College, established 1963."

California faculty vote to suspend Israel study abroad program

Nora Barrows-Friedman 29 November 2018

Professors at Pitzer College urge administration to suspend programs in which not all students can participate. Read more about California faculty vote to suspend Israel study abroad program

Is Lara Alqasem undermining Palestinian boycott campaign?

Ali Abunimah 10 October 2018

International students should not enroll in Israeli institutions, campaigners say. Read more about Is Lara Alqasem undermining Palestinian boycott campaign?

Michigan professor stands firm despite Israel lobby attacks

Nora Barrows-Friedman 27 September 2018

Israel lobby determined to make it “too costly” to support Palestinian rights on campus. Read more about Michigan professor stands firm despite Israel lobby attacks