David Palumbo-Liu
Inside Higher Ed
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The termination of a scholar threatens free speech and faculty governance (opinion)
The termination of Daniel Pollack-Pelzner could set a precedent that would eviscerate the foundational principles of both free speech and faculty governance, argues David Palumbo-Liu. → Read More
Stanford Professor Calls on University to Include Chanel Miller's Words at Site of Attack
In this op-ed, Stanford professor David Palumbo-Liu, advocates for the university to better honor Chanel Miller's voice after her sexual assault in 2015. → Read More
Israel Systematically Blocks International Scholars From Reaching Palestine
Israel's interference with international scholars is one facet of its broad attack on Palestinians' right to education. → Read More
The Ongoing Persecution of China’s Uyghurs
The Chinese government isn’t letting up on its repression of Uyghurs. It’s setting a dangerous example of how to use “anti-terrorism” to justify authoritarian practices. → Read More
Israeli Law Silences and Punishes Critics and Human Rights Workers
The self-proclaimed only "real" democracy in the Middle East is busy deporting its critics. → Read More
Settler Colonialism Lurked Beneath the Christchurch Massacre
Fascism is little more than colonialism turned inwards. → Read More
Israel Escalates Collective Punishment of Gazan Civilians
International law prohibits collective punishment, yet Israel is collectively punishing Gaza. → Read More
Israel’s Mask Slips Off
With its passage of the “Jewish Nation-State Law,” Israel is no longer hiding the fact that it is not a democracy. → Read More
What MLK Actually Thought About Israel and Palestine
Some try to paint Martin Luther King Jr as an unswerving supporter of Israel. They're wrong. → Read More
Marc Lamont Hill and the Israeli lobby on US campuses
Calls for Marc Lamont Hill's 'dismissal' from Temple University shows Israel is losing the battle at US universities. → Read More
The Harsh and Unjust Punishment of Marc Lamont Hill
The attacks on the professor are a threat to academic freedom and the criticism of Israeli human rights abuses. → Read More
Trump’s Embrace of “Nationalist” Label Is Final Link to Dangerous Pattern
By calling himself a "nationalist," Trump has made it clear who gets to be a part of his "nation." → Read More
Michigan Professor Faces Punishment for Following His Conscience on BDS
The heavy-handed repression of professor John Cheney-Lippold is spreading beyond his home institution. → Read More
The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US?
A new report condemns Myanmar’s military for its slaughter of the Rohingya. → Read More
As Violence Consumes Dhaka, Protesters Struggle to Get Their Story Out
The ruling party is limiting internet and social media access as it unleashes rape and assault on protesters. → Read More
Why Anti-Fascist and Pro-BDS Work Go Hand-in-Hand
They share a commitment to fight bigotry in all its forms. → Read More
France must move beyond May 1968 and tackle the racial legacy of empire
Among the many 50th-anniversary events in Paris, one conference challenged the elite’s view of 1968, says the academic and activist David Palumbo-Liu → Read More
Are Israeli Snipers Censoring Palestinian Journalists by Murder?
On April 25, Ahmad Abu Hussein became the second Palestinian journalist Israeli snipers shot to death while covering the Great March of Return demonstrations, a series of weekly, massive Palestinian demonstrations demanding the right to return to their lands. Abu Hussein was 24 years old. Just days before, Israeli live ammunition killed 30-year-old Yasser Mourtaja. | By David Palumbo-Liu → Read More
The Anti-BDS Smear Campaign Escalates
For years, well-funded pro-Israel vigilantes have been harassing Palestine activists. Now they’re enlisting the FBI. → Read More
Who Gets to Write the Encyclopedia? Rohingya "Expert" Denies Genocide
Leider's analysis feeds a broader anti-Muslim narrative. → Read More