Several American and British universities are facing criticism and scrutiny over their handling of free speech and academic freedom, particularly in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The London School of Economics has had four academics reported to the police for allegedly praising Hamas and the October 7 massacre. There are concerns about censorship and intolerance of dissent, with some alumni demanding censorship in the name of 'psychological safety.' Pro-Hamas protests and the treatment of antisemitism are exposing wider inconsistencies in American universities, with Harvard and Pennsylvania ranking as the least hospitable schools to free speech and open inquiry. There are also reports of a crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech in Germany. Additionally, a UNWatch investigation found that 20 UNRWA teachers and staff members celebrated the Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians, adding to previous reports of UNRWA educators promoting hate and violence.
The pro-Hamas protests have exposed the anti-Western ideology that is the sole unifying belief system on college campuses. https://t.co/FSgNu0ZVUs via @HMDatMI
In recent weeks, university administrators who rail against any number of “microaggressions” that offend those they favor found themselves tongue-tied in the face of Hamas’ sadistic torture, rape, and mutilation of their victims, 1,200 of whom they murdered. My latest for @NRO… https://t.co/mex1ZA5TMb
University presidents should make it clear that disruption and intimidation are not the equivalents of free speech and will not be tolerated on their campuses. https://t.co/Daq4UvwFnI via @tal_fortgang & Jonathan Deluty
💥A @UNWatch investigation found that 20 @UNRWA teachers and staff members celebrated the Oct 7 Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians. These are in addition to 133 UNRWA educators who were exposed for promoting hate and violence in a March 2023 report. https://t.co/ECg3EJhyyl https://t.co/YrM33lec57
"Germany’s unprecedented crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/nIFVpWHzRr https://t.co/iUGaf4agme
"Germany’s unprecedented crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/dXzq4Uu1Y7 https://t.co/U5xoqGX2YA
"Calls for genocide on private college campuses do not require nuance." Rea our latest opinion piece here: #Harvard | #Antisemitism https://t.co/L8fw1nCkIm
"Germany’s unprecedented crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/5mOfN8JnE0 https://t.co/HKm7sCg8An
New York Times: " Campus Crackdowns Have Chilling Effect on Pro-Palestinian Speech". The NYT editors are right to worry: yes Hamas supporters were allowed to stop lectures & occupy the Widener library in the name of "free speech", but not to kill Jewish students, not even a few.
How Campuses Are Clamping Down on Pro-Palestinian Speech - The New York Times https://t.co/FQijQ0ZlUk
New York Times: " Campus Crackdowns Have Chilling Effect on Pro-Palestinian Speech". Yes, at Harvard Hamas supporters were only allowed to occupy the Library (as "speech") but not to kill even one Jew & in Berkeley it was no better. The New York Times editors are right to worry
Of nearly 250 colleges evaluated by an advocacy group, Harvard and Pennsylvania rank as the two least hospitable schools to free speech and open inquiry. Read how the treatment of antisemitism is exposing wider inconsistencies in American universities https://t.co/wyzK1cW3nA 👇
"The campus war over words on Israel and Palestine" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/jMedJx3mi7
While rebuking their school’s intellectual monoculture and intolerance of dissent, many Penn alumni demand the silencing of anti-Zionist speech in the same breath. https://t.co/3iiRYlZs28 via @HMDatMI
As was both predictable and intended: there has been a massive surge of censorship on US campuses over the last two months, directed at banning Israel critics and pro-Palestinian advocates from speaking. Congrats to all the fake free-speech champions: https://t.co/2ypNBZSLJR
Faculty members support acts of violence so appalling that to call them barbaric would be an insult to barbarians. Read Jacob Howland on antisemitism in American universities: 👇 https://t.co/BQdCbuk1DS
Pro-Hamas student hooligans have demonstrated that they can grind universities to a halt, always implying a threat of greater chaos should they meet resistance. https://t.co/Daq4UvwFnI via @tal_fortgang & Jonathan Deluty
Column: The dangers of curtailing free speech on campus "The answer to surging antisemitism on campus is not to curtail free speech." https://t.co/roFOIQuDc0
'REALLY DISGUSTING': Dr. Phil sounds off against Ivy League universities on 'Hannity' as antisemitism soars across college campuses. https://t.co/qAi6d7zZsk
University presidents should make it clear that disruption and intimidation are not the equivalents of free speech and will not be tolerated on their campuses. https://t.co/Daq4UvwFnI via @tal_fortgang & Jonathan Deluty
The pro-Hamas protests have exposed the anti-Western ideology that is the sole unifying belief system on college campuses. https://t.co/FSgNu0ZVUs via @HMDatMI
ICYMI, my latest at @BulwarkOnline: The university presidents' self-beclowning should not translate into calls for campus speech policing. Yes, a hostile campus environment for Jewish students can be a real problem -- but let's focus on harassing conduct https://t.co/09M8k9rkYz
Incensed by Penn's response to Hamas's attack on Israel, some alumni are falling into the left's trap by demanding censorship in the name of "psychological safety." https://t.co/3iiRYlZs28 via @HMDatMI
American universities are facing a reckoning over academic freedom. Much of the blowback stems from the universities’ own lack of credibility when it comes to protecting free speech https://t.co/NeX2gnoozg 👇
Academics from top London university reported for terrorism offenses by legal group Four academics from the London School of Economics have been reported to the police by @UKLFI for allegedly praising Hamas and the October 7 massacre. https://t.co/IPXwaqTxpO