IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
Op-Eds & Analysis
"We are faculty at Temple University writing in support of Marc Lamont Hill’s academic freedom to express his views on the Israeli occupation of Palestine."
about 1 week ago
News Roundup
Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic representative-elect from Michigan and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, will lead a delegation to Palestine in 2019 instead of participating in a sponsored trip to Israel that is traditionally offered to newly-elected members of Congress, The Intercept reported.
about 1 week ago
Op-Eds & Analysis
Last week, Marc Lamont Hill, academic, activist and media personality, addressed the United Nations at its commemoration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
about 1 week ago
News & Analysis
Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin is making a behind-the-scenes push to slip an anti-boycott law into a last-minute spending bill being finalized during the lame-duck session, according to four sources familiar with the negotiations.
about 1 week ago
Stories
Wafa Ghnaim is introducing people to “tatreez” through her workshops.
about 1 week ago
Op-Eds & Analysis
The attacks on the professor are a threat to academic freedom and the criticism of Israeli human-rights abuses.
about 1 week ago
Op-Eds & Analysis
"No one gets closer to peace by silencing voices critical of a lethal status quo. We need a candid debate about the grim catastrophe unfolding in Israel."
about 1 week ago
News Roundup
Activists are claiming victory over the city’s canceling of a trip the police chief planned to take to Israel to train with that country’s security forces. Local residents, including members of the national organization Jewish Voice for Peace, raised concerns over the trip after learning through a public records request that Police Chief Jody Kasper was prepared to go on the trip.
about 1 week ago
News Roundup
Two police departments in the northeastern United States decided over the past week to cancel their participation in a program that involves visiting Israel and meeting Israeli police officers, due to public pressure by a coalition of progressive organisations, including a number of groups affiliated with the boycott, sanctions and divestment movement.
about 1 week ago