Israel is defending its handling of the case of an American graduate student who has been detained at the country's international airport for the past week over allegations she supports a boycott against the Jewish state. cbsnews.com/news/israel-de…
Lara Alqasem, an American citizen with Palestinian grandparents, landed last week with a valid student visa and was registered to study human rights at Israel's Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She was barred from entering the country and ordered deported.
Alqasem is a former president of the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. The group is a branch of the BDS movement, whose name comes from its calls for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
University of Michigan promises to discipline faculty in Israel boycott controversy, promising “serious consequences” for instructors whose “personal views” cause them to withhold letters of recommendation
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New Zealand BDS Activists Reject Israeli Fine Over Lorde's Cancellation
'Israel has no right to police the political opinions of people across the world,' say Jewish and Palestinian activists being sued haaretz.com/israel-news/bd…
'Israel has no right to police the political opinions of people across the world,' say Jewish and Palestinian activists being sued haaretz.com/israel-news/bd…
