Yale’s student body takes a strong stand for Palestine. As students at one of the most privileged academic institutions in the world, we must call out injustice wherever it may occur…. We stand against the violent expulsions of those living
under occupation in Sheikh Jarrah. We stand against the apartheid and the persecution of Palestinians, and stand for peace and the freedom of the Palestinian people from violent military occupation.”

A congressional letter to the State Department led by Jan Schakowsky did not actually condemn the IHRA definition of antisemitism, but suggested that the Nexus Document and the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism be used as tools alongside it. “These two efforts are the work of hundreds of scholars and experts in the fields of antisemitism, Israel and Middle East Policy, and Jewish communal affairs, and have been helpful to us as we grapple with these complex issues,” it read.

Unholy alliances: DP World, a company from the UAE, handed out suspensions to workers who honored a picket line and refused to unload an Israeli boat in Prince Rupert, Canada. They aided the Israeli Zim shipping company in trying to squash grassroots support for Palestine in that remote northern British Columbia town, whose port is under the jurisdiction of Canada’s Minister of Transport, Arab-Canadian Omar Alghabra. A scenario that even the most creative writer could not possibly make up.

The Scientific American has removed a piece calling for solidarity with Palestinians from its website after being pressured by pro-Israel groups.

As Palestinian and Jewish educators, and members of the Seattle Education Association, we call on other brave individuals and institutions to join us in endorsing BDS.

Progressive adversary Joe Manchin teams up with Marco Rubio in another attempt to attack the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement.

The Seattle Education Association (SEA) has passed a resolution expressing solidarity with Palestine and endorsing the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement (BDS). The resolution also demands an end to collaboration between the Seattle Police Department and Israeli military. Seattle educator and union member Emma Klein tells Mondoweiss, “Educators and institutions from around the world have come forward, as part of a vibrant and growing international movement in opposition to Israeli colonization and apartheid. We call on others to join us.”

Over 16,000 artists, including hundreds of Palestinian artists, six Academy Award winners, and eight Pulitzer Prize winning writers, have signed a letter denouncing Israel’s apartheid system and calling on countries “to cut trade, economic and cultural relations.”

The CUNY staff congress that represents 30,000 members across the university system passed a resolution calling out Israel as a settler-colonial and apartheid state, and committing to lead chapter discussions of BDS in Fall 2021.

To anyone who says the situation in Palestine is complex just tell them to spend an afternoon in Hebron.