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Professor at Al-Quds University Administratively Detained Without Charges in Israel

August 5, 2017

Ahmad Qatamesh, a university professor and founder of the Munif Barghouti Research Center in the School of Humanities at Al-Quds University was arrested on May 14th and detained without being charged with a crime for his political opinions and writings.  He has spent over eight years in jail in the past for the same situation over years.  CCS has written the Israeli Minister of Defense requesting ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Israel Tagged With: Ahmad Qatamesh, Al-Quds University, Israel, Munif Barghouti Research Center, Political Opinions, Political Writings, Professor, School of Humanities

Israel Bans Entrance to Country of British Professor Supporting BDS

April 19, 2017

Dr. Kamel Hawwash, British Professor in the School of Civil Engineering of the University of Birmingham travelled to Israel with his family to visit relatives in East Jerusalem.  At the Tel Aviv airport Professor Hawwash was stopped, interrogated and put on a plane to Brussels.  Israeli authorities noted the reason for restricting his entrance to the country was his support of the BDS movement ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Israel Tagged With: Academics, DR. Kamel Hawwash, Israel

Palestinian Astro-Physicist Detained at Israeli Checkpoint for a Second Time

May 8, 2016

Imad al-Barghouthi, Astrophysicist and Professor at al-Quds University has been detained for a second time at a checkpoint in Israel. No charges were filed. Professor Barghouthi is an Astrophysicist and founder of the Arab Union of Astronomy and Science. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Utah and worked at the US space agency before returning to Jerusalem. In December 2014 he was ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Israel Tagged With: Al-Quds University, Imad al-Barghouthi, Israel, Scientists

Good News: Palestinian Astronomer Released

January 26, 2015

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Imad Barghouthi was released on Jan. 22, 2015, according to his lawyer, Jawad Boulos. Boulos said that at the hearing appealing the detention he presented the CCS letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu protesting Barghouthi's detention and that this had impressed the court. Barghouthi asked his lawyer to convey his gratitude to CCS. Related articles Israel's Detention of Palestinian Astronomer ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Good News, Israel Tagged With: Academic freedom, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Scientists

Israel’s Detention of Palestinian Astronomer Traveling to Conference Violates Human Rights

January 20, 2015

CCS protests Israel's detention without charges of Dr. Imad al-Barghouthi, an astro-physicist and professor at al-Quds University, while he was traveling to the United Arab Emirates to a conference. Such interference with academic freedom and due process violates international conventions, CCS writes, as well as human rights specifically mentioned in Israel's agreement with the EU for research and ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Israel Tagged With: Academic freedom, Benjamin Netanyahu, International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, International Convention on Economic, Israel, Scientists, Social and Cultural Rights

Reject Boycott of Israel

January 8, 2014

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By Walter Reich, CCS Co-Chair An American academic organization is poised to begin sweeping a respected segment of academia into the dustbin of intellectual and moral irrelevancy. At its annual meeting this week, the 30,000-member Modern Language Association will hold a session aimed at strategizing how to mount academic boycotts against Israel, and will consider a resolution critical of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases Tagged With: Boycott, Boycott Divestment and Sanctions, Israel, MLA, Modern Language Association

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