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Relatives, advocacy groups and some Congress members have been seeking the release of Mohammed Ibrahim since he was taken into custody when he was 15 by the Israeli military in February.
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The protest immediately followed the brokerage of another ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants 鈥 and potentially an end to the two-year-old conflict.
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The players have names like Jos茅 and Antonio and grew up in a South American nation near Antarctica. But their fervor for the Palestinian cause and bright red, white, black and green-colored jerseys is unmatched.
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Saying it opposes 鈥渁ny form of academic censorship,鈥 the United Faculty of Florida on Monday objected to a directive issued this month by university system Chancellor Ray Rodrigues about reviewing textbooks and other materials for 鈥渁ntisemitic material鈥 or 鈥渁nti-Israeli鈥 bias.
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At issue is a directive from The Board of Governors to 鈥渃onduct a keyword search on course descriptions and course syllabi for the following keywords: Israel, Israeli, Palestine, Palestinian, Middle East, Zionism, Zionist, Judaism, Jewish, or Jews.鈥 The directive had made many university professors and others uncomfortable.
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Miami arts nonprofit Oolite Arts has canceled this year鈥檚 The Ellies, its annual event that awards grant funding to local artists and arts educators. This comes after months of controversy surrounding the group鈥檚 removal a pro-Palestinian artwork from an exhibition.
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The group is known as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE. It鈥檚 headquartered in Philadelphia and was founded in 1999 with the aim of protecting free speech within higher education.
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The University of Florida set aside recommendations to lightly punish some of the college students arrested after pro-Palestinian protests on campus, kicking them all out of school for three to four years.
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The placement of controversial artwork in the midst of Miami Beach鈥檚 Jewish community, a local art organization鈥檚 decision to remove it and the subsequent backlash from artists accusing the group of censorship has splintered Miami鈥檚 tight knit arts community along the same fault lines seen throughout the world.
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After the nonprofit Oolite Arts removed pro-Palestinian artwork from Walgreens window display in response to hate speech complaints, several South Florida artists have filled the space in protest.
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A group of South Florida artists are raising the alarm after local nonprofit Oolite Arts removed a public artwork over complaints of alleged 鈥渉ate speech鈥 and 鈥減olitical鈥 content.
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Student protesters supporting Palestine at the University of Florida are now vulnerable to suspension following continuing protests. This comes as colleges and universities are cracking down on a recent surge in students protesting against the war between Israel and Palestine.