pinkyfloyd

pjw, 8 months ago to academicsunite

Hey all,
I'm still in Jerusalem, here to spread one more thing that isn't making much news outside of Israel, and even outside of leftist circles within Israel -

Academia has also been swept up in the suppression of speech against the bombing of Gaza.
It began when several Palestinian students at Haifa University were suspended without a hearing for pro-Hamas posts.
I think there are plausible restrictions on free speech, so I didn't object to that.
However, this soon expanded into the suspension of more students who spoke out against the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza.
Now it has expanded further with the dismissal of faculty members - I think so far all adjuncts - who oppose the war.

At this moment, I don't know how you can support, but if you are an advocate of academic freedom we would greatly appreciate you ready to support us. If there are people who are interested, I can ask around about the best way to support those who have lost their positions.

In the meantime I will post some links to relevant organizations and information in my reply to this post.

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