May | 2009 | PACBI

The Carmel Academic Center in Haifa Closes Academic Track As Too Many Palestinian Students Registered

News and Opinion | The Alternative Information Center Posted on May 31, 2009

The Carmel Academic Center in Haifa shut down the concentration in accounting within its Department of Business Administration because a majority of the students applying were Palestinian citizens of Israel. This was revealed in a news item reported on Israeli [...]

A Call from Palestine: Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI)

Palestinian Boycott Initiatives | Posted on May 29, 2009

"Gaza today has become the test of our indispensable morality and common humanity" Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee The Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) calls upon freedom-loving students all over the world to [...]

Salute to our British Partners

PACBI Statements | Posted on May 29, 2009

PACBI salutes the British Committee for Universities of Palestine, BRICUP, for its decisive role in the University and College Union Congress’s overwhelming endorsement of several motions unequivocally supporting Palestinian rights; condemning Israel’s occupation and apartheid; denouncing the complicity of Israel’s [...]

UCU Congress endorses boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel despite legal warning. Boycott campaign “now reaching critical mass” say activists

News and Opinion | PRESS RELEASE Posted on May 28, 2009

The University and College Union, representing approximately 120,000 teaching and related staff in colleges and universities in the UK, today passed a number of strongly-worded resolutions in support of the human rights of the Palestinian people and condemning Israeli atrocities [...]

PACBI Press Release: British academic union deals one more blow to business-as-usual with the Israeli academy

PACBI Statements | Posted on May 27, 2009

Once again, the membership of the University and College Union (UCU) has not let Palestinians down. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes our British colleagues for their steadfast and principled support for the cause [...]

British academic union deals one more blow to business-as-usual with the Israeli academy

PACBI Statements | Posted on May 27, 2009