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Still unsure about boycotting Israeli universities? Read this account of Tel Aviv University’s place in Israel’s warfare state

2 August 2026 This report in +972 describes in precise detail TAU’s implication in the Israeli war machine. ‘Full cooperation’: How Tel Aviv University serves Israel’s security state From Shin Bet recruitment to military training programs, Israel’s defense establishment is becoming increasingly embedded in academic life. By Meron Rapoport and Aharon Porath July 30, 2026 After Hila Ben David…

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Washington’s war on university teaching of Israel-Palestine conflict has reached McCarthyite levels

The abject surrender of the University of Massachusetts Amherst to pressure from Washington and the Zionist lobby illustrates just how far the campaign has gone to silence any discussion of Israeli aggression against Palestinians and others in American universities. The cost of this suppression, to individual teachers, students, university reputations and national understanding of US…

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BRICUP backs BMA decision to ditch IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

31 July 2026 The British establishment has closed ranks to defend Israel from the criticisms its war crimes and ‘plausible’ genocide deserve and require. All its functionaries, from police chiefs through bank officials and Vice-Chancellors to the General Medical Council, toe the Government’s line. As often as not the infamous IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism…

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Petition in support of French lecturer fired for supporting Palestine: please consider signing

27 July 2026 Please consider signing this petition in support of medievalist, Julien Théry, who has been sacked by University Lumière Lyon 2 for supporting Palestine: https://framaforms.org/julien-thery-must-be-allowed-to-work-and-teach-again-revoke-his-punishment-supporting-palestine-is. For more details, see below. Julien Théry must be allowed to work and teach again! Revoke his punishment: supporting Palestine is not a crime! Julien Théry must be…

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Another victory – in France – for Palestine solidarity and academic freedom

27 July 2026 Across mainland Europe, as in Britain and America, Palestine solidarity in universities is under assault. But Palestine rights supporters are fighting back – with increasing success, as this story from France shows. France court overturns decision to ban academic conference on Palestine The decision to cancel the Palestine conference sparked debate over…

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