With the Suspension of Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, Israeli Academia is Entering the Abyss

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, suspended Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian on Tuesday, March 12, for denouncing Israel’s deadly war in Gaza during an interview. Shalhoub-Kevorkian had been under pressure to resign from the university since late October, when she signed a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. “Since the war began, Prof. Shalhoub-Kevorkian has expressed herself in a…