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Why Palestinians are calling for a boycott of Israeli universities
Amjad Barham | The Guardian 26 May 2009 Palestinian academics have been heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with our people on the part of British academics and students – the latter attested to by the creative “student occupation movement” in the wake of the brutal Israeli war against the Palestinian people in Gaza last…
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La Carrau cancels Israeli sponsored visit to Acre
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) 22 May 2009 After having talks with the platforms promoting the boycott of Israel and with representatives of Catalan institutions and gathering as much information as possible about the events taking place on 24-25 May at Acre, Israel in which La Carrau has been…
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Israeli planes drop warning pamphlets over Gaza
Ha’aretz 25 May 2009 Israel Air Force aircraft have scattered pamphlets over the Gaza Strip warning residents to stay away from the border, The Associated Press reported Monday. The heavily guarded border is the scene of sporadic fighting between militants and Israel Defense Forces troops. Israeli forces killed two Palestinian gunmen in a clash on…
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Israeli forces shoot at Gazan farmers and international accompaniers
ISM Gaza | Farming Under Fire 24 May 2009 Israeli forces shot live ammunition at 5 international human rights workers and 10 farmers from Khoza’a as they harvested crops several hundred metres from the Green Line. In the morning, human rights workers joined Palestinian farmers in Khoza’a village, located east of Khan Younis in the…
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Palestinians displaced by Operation Cast Lead living in tents
B’Tselem 21 May 2009 According to the UN, Israel destroyed 3,500 homes in the Gaza Strip during Operation Cast Lead. Some of the displaced persons now live in tents, in harsh conditions. Participants in B’Tselem’s video project documented life in one encampment.
