18 April 2025 Trump’s weaponisation of antisemitism is severely damaging American universities and endangering Jews, as this Haaretz article explains. 17 April 2025 It is becoming increasingly clear that the White House’s effort to reshape higher education is focused on issues that go beyond antisemitism Ben Samuels The Trump administration’s dramatic efforts at forever altering…
13 April 2026 For several years Israel has threatened to block access to the Occupied Palestinian Territories to anyone who has supported BDS, and it is now doing so. What is particularly worrying is that its information about BDS supporters appears to be coming from American law enforcement agencies, according to this report in the…
5 Oct. 2026 While Israeli universities openly allow Jewish students to advocate for genocide, they punish Palestinian ones for opposing it, as this new report makes plain. On Israeli campuses, Palestinian students are guilty until proven innocent A new report exposes disciplinary apartheid in Israeli academia: Arab students suspended for social media posts, while calls…
28 Sept. 2026 In a joint investigation by Liberty and Al Jazeera, thirteen British universities have been exposed as collaborating with BAE systems to ‘handle’ pro-Palestine campus protests. How UK universities briefed BAE Systems on pro-Palestine campus protests Several universities discussed protests with the UK’s largest weapons maker, raising concerns about influence and academic freedom….
18 September 2026 Neve Gordon, professor of law at Queen Mary University of London, describes the findings of a committee created last year to investigate Britain’s complicity in the Gaza genocide. Gordon, an Israeli who taught at Ben Gurion University before coming to England, was one of two experts on the committee. This article is…
18 September 2026 Israel succeeded in destroying practically all the primary and secondary schools in Gaza but they failed to destroy the one thing that determines educational attainment: motivation. Palestinian children are as determined as ever to pursue their education and – those who have survived Israel’s genocidal assault on them – will succeed despite…
17 September 2026 The TUC, of which the National Education Union and the University and College Union are members, voted overwhelmingly to support BDS at its annual Congress this week. BRICUP is delighted with the decision and strongly encourages all academics to sign the Commitment which can be found on this website. Here is a…
11 September 2026 The announcement in Parliament by Ed Miliband, the British foreign secretary, on Tuesday 8 September that Britain is acting decisively against the illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank has aroused great controversy and not least among the Palestine activist community. Some have dismissed it as little more than an empty gesture…
14 Sept. 2026 New Report by Adalah: “Apartheid in Israeli Academia: Palestinian Students After 7 October 2023” 07/09/2026 Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel publishes a new report today examining the discriminatory disciplinary policies pursued since 7 October 2023 by Israeli universities and colleges toward Palestinian students, predominantly citizens of…
14 Sept. 2026 A new report by Investigate Europe, a cross-border team of investigative journalists and Reporters United, an investigative newsroom in Athens, Greece, details how Israel is using legal and other means to attempt to derail European university boycotts. Investigations Revealed: Inside the Israeli campaign to derail European university boycotts By Maria Maggiore, Konstantina Maltepioti, Ludovica Jona, Leila…
