The ongoing Gaza war, now in its seventh month, has led to significant diplomatic setbacks for Israel, increasing the country's isolation. The conflict has also sparked a wave of academic boycotts against Israeli universities and scholars. Philosopher Maarten Boudry argues that punishing scholars based on their nationality is counterproductive and indefensible. An Israeli-American scholar critical of Israel's Gaza offensive has faced academic punishment, raising concerns about the suppression of free speech and academic freedoms. The investigation of a Palestinian professor at Hebrew University who opposed the war has further fueled the debate on academic repression. These boycotts are impacting research across various fields, including particle physics and obesity studies, according to the Jerusalem Post and New York Times.
Israeli scientists are facing scholarly and academic boycotts over the Gaza war, setting back research on everything from particle physics to obesity https://t.co/Mr1tR0mfMa
The investigation of a Palestinian professor at Hebrew University who spoke out against the war in Gaza has prompted a debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedoms since the war began. https://t.co/cbw8rg2uVg
A thread about the academic punishment of an Israeli-American scholar of the Shoah who has been critical of Israel's Gaza offensive... This is OUTRAGEOUS @UMNews https://t.co/QAx9uUOZjx
With the Gaza war in its seventh month, Israel has suffered a tsunami of diplomatic setbacks, increasing the country’s isolation. https://t.co/6OOhTN4wg6
The boycott of Israeli universities is an idiotic betrayal of the values of intellectual life. Philosopher Maarten Boudry explains why punishing scholars who happen to live in Israel is pointless, destructive, and indefensible. https://t.co/WCifSJtIXS