2 Nov. 2026 The Committee for Academic Freedom highlights the ludicrous accusations against Prof. James Dickins of ‘organising a demonstration’ outside a Jewish centre on Leeds University campus, which were ultimately laid to rest in an Acas settlement on 1 June 2026. Amnesty highlights CAF-reported case in damning report on campus free speech A new…
28 October 2026 With nearly three-quarters of a million Israeli settlers scattered over the Occupied Palestinian Territory, a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conundrum might seem wholly unrealistic. But as this article explains, it should not be dismissed altogether, since some version of it may actually suit Israel as well as Western states. A two-state…
25 October 2026 Here is the report in the Gaza Herald. Gaza University Strike Kills Three, Injures Five in Second Attack October 25, 2026 Gaza Herald – Three Palestinians were killed and several others injured today, Sunday, following a second Israeli military raid on the campus of the Islamic University located west of Gaza City….
24 October 2026 The following article on Mainstream Media bias lies at the outer edge of BRICUP’s activities, but serves to remind readers of this huge obstacle facing everyone seeking justice for Palestinians. It’s what the mainstream media omits that makes their reporting so dangerously biased: commemorating only 7 October 2023 is an insidious example…
22 October 2026 The Labour government under Andy Burnham, whom so many are counting on to adopt an enlightened policy towards Palestine, has demonstrated once again that it is no better than the Starmer government it replaced. Just the other day Burnham declared the Green Party’s unexceptionable motion confirming that Zionism is Racism to be…
22 October 2026 The following article by Jennifer Mogannam and Loubna Qutami from the most recent issue of the Journal for the Critical Study of Zionism (vol.3, no.1, Fall 2026) contains a hugely valuable bibliography of articles and other sources on the academic struggle for justice for Palestine. It is aimed primarily at American activists…
21 October 2026 The new Amnesty International report constitutes a comprehensive condemnation of UK universities for their arbitrary and repressive response to student protests against the genocide in Gaza, and deserves to be read in full. The following is Amnesty International’s executive summary. UK: Universities silencing pro-Palestinian solidarity among students and academics Posted 20 October…
19 October 2026 The following report was published in the BMJ 13 October 2026. The original report including footnotes can be found at file:///C:/Documents/Bricup/IL_BMJ_Sexual_violence_against_Palestinians.pdf Sexual violence against Palestinians Reports across multiple settings show patterns of conflict related sexual violence againstPalestinian people Rubin Minhas, 1 Neve Gordon, 2 Mishal Khan, 3 Nick Maynard, 4 Gene Feder5…
19 October 2026 The Dutch university decided a year ago to have as little to do with Israel as possible, and it has now managed to extract itself from its contractual obligations to participate in a Horizon research partnership that includes the Israeli Minister of Health. The Utrecht faculty and administration deserve congratulations for this…
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…
