Adalah's 12th Annual Law Students’ Camp: The Nakba and the Law

Adalah's 12th Annual Law Students’ Camp: The Nakba and the Law

Sixty Palestinian and Arab students from the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, and citizens of Israel participated in the 12th annual law students’ camp organized by Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel on 12-14 October 2017.

Students participated in lectures and workshops on Friday and Saturday led by leading lawyers, academics, and civil society activists. The lectures focused on varying aspects of the Palestinian Nakba, Israeli law, legal challenges to Israeli policies such as land and property appropriations, citizenship and status revocation, the rights of internally displaced Palestinians, and the right of return and its potential practical implementation.

November 2 | 100 Years of the Balfour Declaration and its Impact on the Palestinian People

November 2 | 100 Years of the Balfour Declaration and its Impact on the Palestinian People

Professor Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and Co-director of the Center for Palestine Studies lectures at the United Nations on the Balfour Declaration and the impact it has had on the Palestinian people. Full video available here.

Palestine Festival of Literature: This Is Not A Border

Palestine Festival of Literature: This Is Not A Border

The Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) was established in 2008 with the aim of showcasing and supporting cultural life in Palestine, breaking the cultural siege imposed on Palestinians by the Israeli military occupation, and strengthening cultural links between Palestine and the rest of the world. 

Barghouti: BDS is growing as Israel becomes associated with far-right movements around the world

Barghouti: BDS is growing as Israel becomes associated with far-right movements around the world

After overcoming multiple legal and administrative hurdles, including an Israeli-imposed travel ban, Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, appeared on a panel at Columbia University last night entitled “The Road to Freedom: The BDS Movement for Palestinian Rights and the Struggle Against Apartheid.”