Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a Palestinian academic, was arrested by Israeli authorities for criticizing Israel and questioning the October 7 events. The Hebrew University suspended her over anti-Zionist remarks. Despite a court order for release, she faced further interrogation, sparking concerns over academic and speech freedoms in Israel.
Israeli authorities' arrest of Hebrew University professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian last week flies in the face of academic freedom and freedom of expression... https://t.co/qimyLP9HvG (1/2)
The Shalhoub-Kevorkian saga poses a significant threat to not just academic freedom, but freedom of speech, which should concern all Israeli academics – and all Israelis | Opinion | @mhajneam https://t.co/60ySXAs4Vm
Although a court ordered Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian released, the message sounded in her arrest for suspicion of incitement, especially to my fellow Arab academics, is clear: Israel's crackdown against dissent is only intensifying, writes @mhajneam https://t.co/60ySXAs4Vm
Two days after her release, Hebrew University professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian has been summoned for another interrogation by Israeli authorities, as confirmed by her lawyer Alaa Mahajna. Shalhoub-Kevorkian, known for her anti-Zionist stance, was initially arrested on… https://t.co/Wv02erlbXb
Shalhoub-Kevorkian, professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been suspended last month after she called for "abolishing Zionism" and suggested that accounts of sexual assault during the Hamas-led 7 October attacks on Israel were a "lie" https://t.co/4wRaTGZkYR
The Jerusalem Magistrates Court ordered the release of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, who was arrested Thursday on suspicion of incitement following her remarks about the Hamas attack on October 7 and the subsequent war / @nirhasson & @JoshBreiner https://t.co/SD19dnX3Tu
Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a prominent Palestinian academic, already suspended from her university position over anti-Zionist comments has been arrested on "suspicion of incitement" https://t.co/ttnnXbg2jH
“The arrest of Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian is an egregious violation of her rights, motivated by an agenda of incitement, political persecution, and racism" - Adalah, an advocacy group for the rights of Palestinians in Israel https://t.co/G1SRQxTwXP
According to Israeli media, Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian has been arrested for questioning by Israeli police, who will then determine whether she should be held in custody or released https://t.co/ZZeQNuzBAB
“No Palestinian Is Safe”: Renowned Feminist Scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Arrested in Jerusalem https://t.co/cEJdQpf4k6
The Hebrew University's move to suspend Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, whose work focuses on trauma, state crimes, gender, surveillance and genocide, was widely criticised online https://t.co/UWJTuhttoY
Police arrested Palestinian professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian in Jerusalem Thursday for her public criticism of Israel. The shocking arrest shows that “no palestinian is safe,” says Palestinian-Chicano professor Sarah Ihmoud and mentee of Shalhoub-Kevorkian. https://t.co/cFwQuX7ydI
Hebrew University and The Israeli Law Professors Forum called for the immediate release of Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, who was arrested on Thursday after denying October 7 atrocities. @EveBelleYoung https://t.co/1q7YDwvyVl
The Israeli police demand the freezing of the conditional release of Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, which has been issued by an Israeli court. The police have said that it arrested the well-known Palestinian professor over her research. https://t.co/U3I8oFqWHt
Israeli authorities detain Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian after she criticised the genocide in Gaza. https://t.co/fRGEe6j07c
The Hebrew University's move to suspend Shalhoub-Kevorkian, whose work focuses on trauma, state crimes, gender, surveillance and genocide, was widely criticised online, with commentators accusing the university of cracking down on criticism of Israel https://t.co/yZNlRRxmgD