Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Informed Comment daily updates (08/13/2024)

 

Florida Universities ordered to Scrutinize Course Materials for Criticisms of Israel (“Antisemitism”)

Florida Universities ordered to Scrutinize Course Materials for Criticisms of Israel (“Antisemitism”)

By Jay Waagmeester | – ( Florida Phoenix ) – Florida university presidents have been instructed to scan their syllabi for material deemed antisemitic or exhibiting anti-Israeli bias following concerns raised by Rep. Randy Fine.  Republican Fine, who is Jewish and has sponsored several laws advocating for Jewish Floridians, raised concern on X in late […]

Did Turkey Ban Instagram over Shadowbanning Palestine? Why did it Lift the Ban?

Did Turkey Ban Instagram over Shadowbanning Palestine? Why did it Lift the Ban?

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – On August 2, Turkey blocked Instagram, the country’s most popular social network. Although Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) did not officially state the reason for the ban, the move came after Fahrettin Altun, the Presidential Communications Director, criticized Instagram for preventing users from sharing content related […]

Gaza war: 75 years after signing of the Geneva Conventions, Israel’s deadly attack on a Palestinian school shows their limitations

Gaza war: 75 years after signing of the Geneva Conventions, Israel’s deadly attack on a Palestinian school shows their limitations

By Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, University of Bristol | – (The Conversation) – Gaza is reeling after a missile strike launched by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) targeted a building and mosque within a school complex in Gaza City on August 10. The Israeli military said the school was operating as a Hamas command and control post, but […]

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