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Israeli police detain a protester during a rally marking the anniversary of the Nakba, Tel Aviv University, May 20, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

There are no safe spaces for Palestinians in Israel

What should have been a regular day at Tel Aviv University turned into a depressing reminder that when you’re Palestinian, you are automatically suspect in the eyes of the authorities. By Yaser Abu Areesha I never thought I’d find myself, one sunny afternoon, pressed against a police car on the grounds of Tel Aviv University,…

By +972 Magazine March 10, 2017

Illustrative photo of boycott advocates. (Photo: Brian S / Shutterstock.com)

Israel’s president calls BDS a ‘strategic threat’

The resources and attention Israel’s government is investing in fighting BDS indicates that the Palestinian-led boycott movement is making serious inroads. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin held an “emergency” meeting Thursday with the heads of Israel’s universities and colleges to discuss the academic boycott, which he described as a “strategic threat.” Israeli institutions and officials have…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man May 28, 2015

Invitation to the "Ambassador Club" plan. Note endorsement by Stand With US (Yossi Gurvitz)

Israeli universities becoming Hasbara mills

Two universities, Tel Aviv and Haifa, now offer programs in Hasbara. Both feature Neal Lazarus, the man behind the fake “gay flotilla” video. Two Israeli universities, Haifa University and Tel Aviv University, now offer programs in Hasbara. The Haifa course is meant for Israeli students, the Tel Aviv one for foreign students. Both are supported…

By Yossi Gurvitz March 21, 2012

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