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PACBI Statement

October 5, 2013
PACBI Statement

Last month, over 150 academics, including at least 50 oral historians from across the globe, launched a campaign to persuade the oral history community not to participate in the June 2014 ‘International Conference on Oral History’ organised by the Oral History Division of the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and to

September 5, 2013
PACBI Statement

Last month, over 150 academics, including at least 50 oral historians from across the globe, launched a campaign to persuade the oral history community not to participate in the June 2014 ‘International Conference on Oral History’ organised by the Oral History Division of the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and to

September 5, 2013
PACBI Statement

On 8 June 2013 the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) organized its fourth National BDS Conference at Bethlehem University under the title: “Boycotting Israel and opposing normalization contribute to Liberation, Return of Refugees, and Self-Determination.” The conference was attended by more than 700 participants, mostly representatives of the national committee member entities -- including political parties, trade unions, women’s organizations, professional syndicates, youth and student groups -- as well as members of the P

July 4, 2013
PACBI Statement

On 8 June 2013 the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) organized its fourth National BDS Conference at Bethlehem University under the title: “Boycotting Israel and opposing normalization contribute to Liberation, Return of Refugees, and Self-Determination.” The conference was attended by more than 700 participants, mostly representatives of the national committee member entities -- including political parties, trade unions, women’s organizations, professional syndicates, youth and student groups -- as well as members of the P

July 4, 2013
PACBI Statement

La decisión de Stephen Hawking de respaldar el llamamiento de los académicos palestinos a negarse a dar legitimidad a Israel y a sus instituciones cómplices hasta que se haga realidad la autodeterminación palestina ha tenido un tremendo impacto entre las y los palestinos, especialmente en la comunidad académica. La decisión  comunicada por Hawkins –ejemplar, directa e inequívoca– a la organización de la conferencia israelí de relaciones públicas en la que se honrará al presidente del Estado en junio no tiene precedentes en un académico internacional de su talla, y es profundamente apreciada por la sociedad palestina.

June 4, 2013
PACBI Statement

Stephen Hawking’s decision to heed the call of Palestinian academics to refuse to lend legitimacy to Israel and its complicit institutions until Palestinian self-determination is realized is having a tremendous impact among Palestinians, especially in the academic community. The principled, direct, and unambiguous decision communicated by Hawkins to the organizers of the high-profile, public relations Israeli conference at which the president of the state is to be honored in June is unprecedented for a global scholar of his stature, and is deeply appreciated by Palestinians.

June 4, 2013
PACBI Statement

Stephen Hawking’s decision to heed the call of Palestinian academics to refuse to lend legitimacy to Israel and its complicit institutions until Palestinian self-determination is realized is having a tremendous impact among Palestinians, especially in the academic community. The principled, direct, and unambiguous decision communicated by Hawkins to the organizers of the high-profile, public relations Israeli conference at which the president of the state is to be honored in June is unprecedented for a global scholar of his stature, and is deeply appreciated by Palestinians.

June 4, 2013
PACBI Statement
PACBI and the entire BDS movement around the world celebrated what commentators described as a “crushing defeat”[1] of legal efforts by Israel and its powerful lobby groups to delegitimize BDS and anti-Zionist activism in general.
April 3, 2013
PACBI Statement
PACBI and the entire BDS movement around the world celebrated what commentators described as a “crushing defeat”[1] of legal efforts by Israel and its powerful lobby groups to delegitimize BDS and anti-Zionist activism in general.
April 3, 2013