The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/birzeit-university/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Birzeit University | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/birzeit-university/ 32 32 IDF raids West Bank’s Birzeit University, says it aimed to disrupt ‘pro-terror’ gathering https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-raids-west-banks-birzeit-university-says-it-aimed-to-disrupt-pro-terror-gathering/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:04:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3728077 Palestinians report 11 injured, including five from live fire; military says hundreds violently clashed with troops, who shot at key instigators posing immediate threat

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]]> Harvard puts research partnership with Palestinian university in West Bank on pause https://www.timesofisrael.com/harvard-freezes-research-partnership-with-a-palestinian-university-in-the-west-bank/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:40:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3515120 Ex-head of US school and Rep. Elise Stefanik had called on it to sever ties with Birzeit, members of whose Hamas-dominated student council were arrested for terror plot last year

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]]> Hamas university students in West Bank arrested for planning ‘significant terror attack’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-university-students-in-west-bank-arrested-for-planning-significant-terror-attack/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:53:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3336386 Security forces confiscate rifles and cash while arresting suspects, who are on the student council at Birzeit University

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]]> Palestinian accused of planning to shoot police in Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-accused-of-planning-to-shoot-police-in-jerusalem/ Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:03:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2988377 Shin Bet links Omar Abedin to Hamas terror group and operatives in Lebanon, alleges he sought to attack officers near Temple Mount

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]]> PA’s arrest of journalist covering protest is latest in ongoing crackdown on dissent https://www.timesofisrael.com/pas-arrest-of-journalist-covering-protest-is-latest-in-ongoing-crackdown-on-dissent/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 16:32:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2863565 Hamas-linked students and a reporter were arrested this week during a rally at Birzeit University

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]]> Hamas supporters celebrate student election win at top West Bank university https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-supporters-celebrate-student-election-win-at-top-west-bank-university/ Thu, 19 May 2022 11:05:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2765963 Terror group wins 28 of the 51 seats on Birzeit student council, ending longstanding Fatah domination of West Bank student bodies

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]]> Hamas wins landslide victory in student elections at flagship Birzeit University https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-wins-landslide-victory-in-student-elections-at-flagship-birzeit-university/ Wed, 18 May 2022 20:42:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2765529 Islamist terror group activists take 28 seats to Fatah's 18, as PA's ruling party sees its West Bank support and legitimacy dwindle

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]]> IDF nabs dozens of Hamas activists after solidarity visit to terrorist’s village https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-arrests-dozens-of-palestinians-after-solidarity-visit-to-village-of-attacker/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:17:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2582511&preview=true&preview_id=2582511 Army says roughly 30 detained outside Turmus Aya are members of Hamas student faction at Birzeit University and include individuals directly involved in terrorist activity

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]]> In blow to Abbas, senior Fatah official to form separate bloc to run in election https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-blow-to-abbas-senior-fatah-official-to-form-separate-bloc-to-run-in-election/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:56:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2499555 Nasser al-Qidwa, a member of Fatah's powerful central committee and Yasser Arafat's nephew, has long been an Abbas critic; says he hopes the imprisoned Barghouti will head his bloc

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]]> Shin Bet nabs 3 Palestinian men in Hamas plot to bomb Jerusalem soccer arena https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-nabs-3-palestinian-men-suspected-of-plotting-to-bomb-jerusalem-arena/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:54:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2289477 Security service says the trio's plans to blow up Teddy Stadium fell through, so they instead tried to carry out attacks on IDF soldiers in West Bank

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]]> UK’s stand-in PM lost his great-grandparents in Holocaust, studied in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-stand-in-pm-lost-his-great-grandparents-in-holocaust-studied-in-west-bank/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:08:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2280105 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has criticized Israel's 'disproportionate use of force' but defended Gaza blockade; distant family said to have come to pre-state Israel

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]]> Abbas rejects resignation of senior official tasked with outreach to Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-rejects-resignation-of-senior-official-tasked-with-outreach-to-israelis/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:51:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2246986 Mohammed al-Madani sought to quit on Saturday after the committee he leads came under fire for meetings it organized between Israelis and Palestinians

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]]> Shin Bet says it arrested 3 members of Hamas terror network in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-says-it-arrested-3-members-of-hamas-terror-network-in-west-bank/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 10:16:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1935017 Cell run by operatives in Gaza Strip alleged to have recruited engineering students at Birzeit University through Facebook to carry out attacks beyond Green Line

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]]> Shin Bet: Palestinian student leader received €150k for Hamas through Turkey https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-palestinian-student-leader-received-e150k-for-hamas-through-turkey/ Thu, 03 May 2018 11:03:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1842806&preview=true&preview_id=1842806 Omar al-Kiswani, whose on-campus arrest in March by undercover forces was filmed and went viral, said to have funneled funds with aid from Gaza-based operative

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]]> In daylight campus raid, undercover commandos nab West Bank student leader https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-daylight-campus-raid-undercover-commandos-nab-west-bank-student-leader/ Wed, 07 Mar 2018 18:29:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1805623 Footage of incident shows armed men at Birzeit University snatching Omar al-Kiswani, a member of Hamas's student faction

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