With the Suspension of Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Israeli Academia is Entering the Abyss

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, suspended Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian on Tuesday, March 12, for denouncing Israel’s deadly war in Gaza during an interview. Shalhoub-Kevorkian had been under pressure to resign from the university since late October, when she signed a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. “Since the war began, Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian has expressed herself in a…

Big Anti-Gov’t Rally in Tel Aviv; Protest Against War in Umm al-Fahem

16 were arrested in demonstrations against Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government held Saturday evening, March 9, around Israel at about 30 locations including Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Be’er Sheva, Jerusalem, Umm al-Fahem, Taybeh, Caesarea, Kfar Sava, Herzliya, Ra’anana, Rehovot, Nes Tziona and Rosh Pina. Anti-government protesters in Tel Aviv broke through a police barrier and blocked main traffic…

Israel: Women’s Day in the Year of War

We mark occasions like Women’s Day and March 8 to remind ourselves that we inhabit a world where wars persist. Women’s Day serves as a platform for us to reject the ideology of militarism and warfare. We refuse to settle conflicts through violence, a method that results in countless casualties. “Women against war”: Nisreen Morkos…

China FM Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi calls the war against Hamas in Gaza a “disgrace for civilization” and reiterates Beijing’s calls for an “immediate ceasefire.” “It is a tragedy for humankind and a disgrace for civilization that today, in the 21st century, this humanitarian disaster cannot be stopped,” Wang told journalists on Wednesday, March 6, at…