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More on Advocacy of Genocide

Let's focus concretely on proposed bans on advocacy of "genocide," at Stanford and beyond.

Reason

World faces ‘heightened risk’ of mass atrocities due to global inaction

Human rights campaigners say UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’ principle and ambition to prevent genocides have diminished

The Guardian - UK

Harvard president apologizes for remarks on campus antisemitism

The president of Harvard University has apologized for her remarks at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, saying she got caught up in a heated exchange and failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students

The Independent UK

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UPenn in crisis as donor threatens to pull $100m over college president’s comments at antisemitism hearing

Backlash comes after three Ivy League presidents’ controverisal Congressional testimony on antisemitism

The Independent UK

The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago

Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of Nazi atrocities, the world made a vow.

The Conversation

First Thing: Hunter Biden indicted on tax charges in new criminal case

Second set of charges against president’s son alleges he spent millions on ‘an extravagant lifestyle’ rather than paying his tax bills. Plus, the Golden Gate Bridge is finally getting a safety net

The Guardian - UK

US Congress education committee launches probe into anti-Semitism in elite universites

Facing heavy criticism, the University of Pennsylvania's president walked back some of her remarks given earlier this week at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism, saying she should have gone further to condemn hate against Jewish students.

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US university presidents face firestorm over ‘evasive’ answers on antisemitism

Congressional testimony on campus policies by heads of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT draws criticism

The Guardian - US

Iran’s Raisi says ‘genocide’ unfolding in Gaza as he meets Russia’s Putin

Putin hosts Raisi as part of a blitz round of Middle East diplomacy after visits to the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Ivy League presidents reckon with swift backlash to remarks on campus antisemitism

Ivy League presidents are facing backlash over their remarks to on-campus antisemitism

The Independent UK

At the Races: Campus crunch - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

How are Harvard, Penn presidents responding to campus anti-Semitism row?

Harvard’s Claudine Gay and Penn’s Elizabeth Magill released statements a day after their heated Congress hearing.

Al Jazeera

NZ Labour labels Israel's attack on Gaza as genocide

New Zealand's parliament has debated and approved a motion from Foreign Minister Winston Peters calling for steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza.

AAP

Harvard defends efforts fighting antisemitism after backlash to congressional hearing

Lawmakers grilled university leaders over campuses controversies and protecting students from antisemitism in wake of 7 October Hamas attack on Israel

The Independent UK

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Reason

Should Universities Ban "Advocacy of Genocide"?

This question has been in the news recently, in light of the recent House Committee hearings on "Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism." A few thoughts on my part: [1.] There's no "advocacy of genocide" exception to the First Amendment, or to the contractual promises of student free speech…

The Guardian - UK

UK government faces legal challenge over arms exports to Israel

Al-Haq and Global Legal Action Network argue sales of British weapons could breach international law

The Guardian - AU

IDF says it regrets killing of Lebanese soldier – as it happened

This blog has now closed. Read our full report on the latest developments in Gaza here and our report on a UN meeting to hear accounts of sexual violence committed by Hamas on 7 October here.

The Guardian - UK

We won’t stop speaking out about Gaza’s suffering – there is no climate justice without human rights

Fridays for Future Sweden activists haven’t ‘been radicalised’ – solidarity with marginalised people has always been at the heart of our message, say Fridays for Future Sweden activist Greta Thunberg and others

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The Guardian - US

How the White House’s John Kirby is taking on the word ‘genocide’

An inveterate grammarian, Kirby is pushing Biden’s support of Israel even as Biden makes amends with Arab Americans

The Independent UK

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers

Teachers are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust

The Guardian - UK

Charging Jews with genocide is to declare them guilty of precisely what was done to them

Israel’s response to the 7 October Hamas attacks has emboldened many to say the once unsayable

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Hamas-Israel, balancing acts, Jayashree’s rants, air pollution

I am the person who sent in the Atlantic article as a letter. Disappointed that other aspects of my letter weren’t engaged with and some misconceptions were doubled down on.

The Conversation

Colonized countries rarely ask for redress over past wrongs − the reasons can be complex

The king of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, apologized in July 2023 for his ancestors’ role in the colonial slave trade.

The Guardian - US

‘We stand against genocide’: Gaza peace protesters target New York Christmas tree lighting

Demonstrators say they are using event as ‘educational moment for our fellow New Yorkers’

The Conversation

Israel-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law – podcast

In the weeks since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli bombardment and ground assault on Gaza, both sides have traded accusations of genocide. Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 200 hostage, while Israel’s subsequent aerial and ground attacks on Gaza have killed more…

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