In the months following the outbreak of hostilities in gaza, a wave of academic boycotts targeting israeli universities has surged across europe, leaving many israeli researchers and professors increasingly isolated from their international peers While a fragile cease‑fire now holds on the ground, the diplomatic and cultural ramifications of the conflict continue to echo through university. In the letter released on tuesday, the academics, who identify themselves as the black flag action group, claim that, since israel violated the ceasefire in march, almost 3,000 people have. Israel stopped the entry of aid into gaza in early march, while a ceasefire was still ongoing More than 1,200 israeli academics have written to the heads of israeli academic institutions to ‘speak out’ and act to stop the war on gaza.
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