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Israel's parliamentary Education Committee considers limiting academic freedoms

Tuesday, 11 May, 2010 - 16:20
London, UK
Source: 
ACRI, Knesset

The Education Committee of the Israeli Knesset is considering oversight mechanisms to prevent alleged ‘anti-Zionist or subversive’ activities in academic institutions.

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Im Tirtzu: delegitimising the 'delegitimisers'

A campaign to suppress all criticism now extends to smearing Israeli human rights activists as hostile to Jewish statehood

Friday, 23 April, 2010 - 15:24
London, UK

The word “delegitimisation” has become the most significant weapon in the rhetorical arsenal of those defending Israel against external and internal enemies.

Cross-posted with The Guardian, Comment is Free

Antony Lerman is the Chair of JNews - Alternative Jewish Perspectives on Israel and Palestine, and the former director of the Institute for Jewish Policy Research

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Incitement against human rights groups on Israeli Remembrance Day

Right-wing group releases pop song, mobilizes synagogue-goers against human rights groups in Israel.

Monday, 19 April, 2010 - 12:05
London, UK
Source: 
NIF, Haaretz, Im Tirtzu, Adalah, PHR-Israel

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