Over 1,470 Israeli Academics Call for End to War in Gaza

Over 1,470 academic staff and administrators from all institutions of higher education in Israel have signed a petition urging the Israeli far-right government to promptly end the war in Gaza and to secure the immediate release of the hostages. Lecturers and student’s protest against the war in Gaza and for the release of hostages held…

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…

Israeli Academic Institutions Persecute Arab Students for Social Media Posts

Israeli universities and colleges have initiated an unprecedented number of disciplinary proceedings, suspensions, and even expulsions of Arab-Palestinian students, citizens of Israel, based on their private social media posts, often before any hearings take place. Additionally, they have demanded the immediate evacuation of some students from their dormitories. The academic institutions allege that the students’…