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Speakers take questions from the audience at the inaugural 'Tira Talks', 4 December 2015 (Photo courtesy of Academiyu al-Tira)

Arab group in Israel paves new future for town’s next generation

University students from Tira are proving they can be a force for change in the Palestinian community in Israel. The key: taking the fate of their hometown’s youth into their own hands. Three weeks ago, the building of the municipality of Tira, a Palestinian Arab town in the Muthalath (“Triangle”) area of Israel, was bustling…

By Amjad Iraqi December 27, 2015

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