‘Israel’ faces growing academic isolation even after ceasefire in Gaza

 

A new report warns that growing academic boycotts threaten to isolate Israeli universities, with over 1,000 European institutions cutting ties and research funding plummeting.

A recent Israeli report has highlighted a sharp increase in academic boycotts targeting Israeli researchers and institutions, a trend that has continued even after the ceasefire in Gaza took effect.

Compiled by the Academic Boycott of Israel Monitoring Team, established by Tel Aviv’s Committee of University Presidents, the report states that "Israel’s" negative image in Europe is “so deeply entrenched that political moves alone are not enough to shift public perception.”

Published by The Marker, the economic arm of Haaretz, the study notes that the ceasefire did not reduce boycott activity. On the contrary, “the opposite occurred,” with a rise in cases initiated by both institutions and individual academics.

The monitoring team warned that growing academic boycotts could push "Israel’s" higher education system into “dangerous isolation that poses a real strategic threat to its international standing.”  (more...)

‘Israel’ faces growing academic isolation even after ceasefire in Gaza