The University of Minnesota has rescinded its job offer to Israeli scholar Raz Segal, who was set to head the university’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. The decision followed Segal's controversial statements, including a piece published on October 13 in Jewish Currents, where he characterized Israel's actions in Gaza as 'genocide.' Segal, who is Jewish and Israeli, has described the situation as 'a textbook case of genocide.' The university's move has sparked discussions about academic freedom and the boundaries of acceptable discourse in academia. The news was reported by JTAnews and HaleyCohen19.
Holocaust Scholar Raz Segal Loses Univ. of Minnesota Job Offer for Saying Israel Is Committing Genocide https://t.co/ptmrIvVRXk
Holocaust scholar Raz Segal, who has characterized Israel's war on Gaza as "a textbook case of genocide," has just had a job offer rescinded by the University of Minnesota because of opposition to his analysis. He says the episode represents a major threat to academic freedom. https://t.co/B59UCyT5Ov
University of Minnesota’s Holocaust Center Revokes Post for Raz Segal, Who Qualified Israeli War as Genocide https://t.co/F3ASHuTY8f
U. of Minnesota’s Holocaust Center Revokes Post for Raz Segal, Who Qualified Israeli War as Genocide https://t.co/F3ASHuTY8f
Israeli scholar Raz Segal's directorship of U of Minnesota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies was rescinded partially because of his 10/13 piece in @JewishCurrents calling Israel's war on Gaza a genocide. In our Oct 7 anthology, I explained why we published this piece. https://t.co/Ri6ZhqZcWc
University of Minnesota rescinds offer to academic who alleged Israel was committing ‘genocide’ https://t.co/FcIdOBS9NW
He’s Jewish and Israeli. And yet apparently this opinion is unacceptable at the University of Minnesota. https://t.co/FyawkK2S92
BREAKING @J_Insider / @HaleyCohen19: "University of Minnesota rescinds offer to academic who alleged Israel was committing ‘genocide’" "Raz Segal had been tapped to head the public university’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies" https://t.co/8cMPo4s6Ms
U of Minnesota backtracks on Holocaust Center hire who accused Israel of genocide https://t.co/btIv0UyfP8 via @JTAnews