Broad assault on education systems in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Letter to Israeli and American officials regarding the broad assault on education systems in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Attacks on educational facilities in Gaza
Letter to Palestinian officials regarding attacks on educational facilities in Gaza.
Request Israel allow students students from Gaza to attend Bethlehem University
Letter to Prime Minister Olmert and Minister of Defense Peretz to request Israel allow students from Gaza to attend Bethlehem University.
Response from Israeli government to July 25, 2006 letter
Responses from both the State of Israel Ministry or Justice Deputy Director Boaz Oren and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Shalom Tourgeman to MESA's letter regarding the detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah.
Detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah
Letter to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert protesting the detention of Professor Ghazi Walid Falah.
Security Wall Bars Education in Jerusalem
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding barriers to education in Jerusalem resulting from the security wall.
Response from Israel Minister of Culture and Sports to March 13, 2005 Letter
Israel Minister of Education Culture and Sports responds to MESA letter condemning AUT academic boycott.
Upgrading of College of Judea and Samaria to university status
Letter to Minister Limor Livnat regarding upgrading of College of Judea and Samaria to university status.
Condemning AUT Academic Boycott
Letter to the Association of University Teachers condemning AUT Academic Boycott.
Closure of Hebron Polytechnic University and the Islamic College of Hebron
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding the closure of Hebron Polytechnic University and the Islamic College of Hebron.
Condemning the bomb attack of July 31 in Jerusalem’s Hebrew University
Letter to Shaikh Ahmad Yassin to condemn the bomb attack of July 31 in Jerusalem’s Hebrew University.
Response by Shalom Tourgeman to Israel’s closure of the administrative offices of Al-Quds University
Response by Acting Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister Shalom Tourgeman to 22 July 2002 letter.
Israel’s closure of the administrative offices of Al-Quds University
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding Israel’s closure of the administrative offices of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem.
Ongoing actions that threaten academic freedom and the right to education in the West Bank
Letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regarding Israel’s recent and ongoing actions that threaten academic freedom and the right to education more broadly in the West Bank.
Disciplinary proceedings initiated against Dr. Ilan Pappe
Letter to Haifa University regarding concerning disciplinary proceedings initiated against Dr. Ilan Pappe, a professor of history at the university.
Israel’s intensified closure policy with particular impact on Birzeit University
Israel’s intensified closure policy with particular impact on Birzeit University.
Arrest and continued detention without charge of Dr. Abd al-Sattar Qassim
Letter to President Yasser Arafat to Express concern over the arrest and continued detention without charge of Dr. Abd al-Sattar Qassim of An-Najah National University in Nablus.
Israeli government restrictions on students in the West Bank and Gaza
Letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express continued concern at restrictions the Israeli government imposes on students in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and alarm regarding the recent arrest, subsequent detention, and denial of right to legal counsel of Iyad Habib Muhamma, president of the Bir Zeit University student council.
Birzeit University student arrest by Palestinian Preventive Security Service
Letter to Palestinian authorities regarding arrest of Birzeit student Ghassan Abdul al-Addassi by the Palestinian Preventive Security Service on March 29, 1998.
Arrest and continuous torture of Palestinian student from Birzeit University
Letter to Israeli authorities regarding the arrest on December 10, 1997 and continuous torture of a Palestinian student from Birzeit University.
Continued disruptions of education in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Letter to Israeli Authorities expressing concern over the strict closures of the West Bank and Gaza Strip causing disruptions to institutions of higher education as well as the harassment of Gazan students in the West Bank including arbitrary denials, delays or non-renewals of student permits.
Arrest and detention of Palestinian professor
Letter to the Palestinian Authority expressing concern over the arrest and treatment of Al-Azhar University Professor Dr. Fathi Ahmed Subh who is being held in detention without access to a lawyer or visits from family.
Mistreatment of Birzeit University student
Letter to Israeli Prime Minister expressing concern over the treatment of Abd al-Aziz Hamdan, a student at Birzeit University who is being subjected to “moderate physical pressures” during interrogations by Israeli authorities in violation of the UN Convention against Torture.
Letter in response to letter from Capt. Caroline B. Glick concerning the denial of permits for Gaza students
Letter to Israeli authorities in response to letter from Capt. Caroline B. Glick (Oct. 9), a reply to the MESA letter of 9/12/96, concerning the denial of permits for Gaza students to study in the West Bank which fails to adequately address the concerns raised about the violation of students’ legal rights and freedom of education.
Continued violations by Israeli authorities against Palestinian Studies
Letter to Israeli Authorities regarding the continued violations against Palestinian students studying in the occupied territories including denials of permits, the continued closure of Hebron University, use of force by the IDF against students, and administrative detentions of students.