Johannesburg’s international airport was put on red alert after its National Key Point status was activated this morning due to the expected arrival of a delegation from Israel.

Sheffield University Palestine society is delighted to announce that the Students' Union has passed a motion to join the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.

The motion was passed by referendum in which all students were entitled to vote.

The results were as follows:

Total number of votes cast= 3303
Yes: 2194 (66.42%)
No: 420 (12.72%)
Abstain: 689 (20.86%)

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Student coalition DePaul Divest declares victory in campaign calling for student support to divest from corporations that profit off of human rights abuses against Palestinians.

CHICAGO – Following two months of campaigning at DePaul University, student coalition DePaul Divest declares victory in a campaign

Next week, student and local community activists will present a petition to the University of Colorado Board of Regents, urging it to remove from the university’s stock portfolio all companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.