The University of Washington Confronts Antisemitism and Anti-Israel Climate
13.05.26 Editorial Note Recently, the University of Washington (UW) has been at the center of several anti-Israel and antisemitic events. First, the group Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return posted on social media the event to raise money for the “Lebanese resistance” movement. The group, known as SUPER UW, organized the occupation of a University…
Political Activism of the American Association of University Professors
07.05.26 Editorial Note Last week, the New York Times (NYT) published an article about the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), an organization that has advocated for faculty members’ rights since 1915. The article discusses how the AAUP has become one of Trump’s administration’s “main antagonists,” when, during his time in office, the AAUP has filed a dozen lawsuits,…
The Fallacies of Omer Bartov – PART TWO
29.04.26 Editorial Note Israel Academia Monitor (IAM) reported last week on an interview with Prof. Omer Bartov about his newly published book titled Israel: What Went Wrong? Meanwhile, Haaretz also published an interview, and The Guardian did so as well. Bartov’s key points: – Zionism Must Go: Bartov contends that Zionism has become “militaristic, expansionist, and racist” and must be replaced to prevent Israel…
The Fallacies of Omer Bartov
23.04.26 Editorial Note PART ONE Israel Academia Monitor has occasionally highlighted Israeli academics who have lent support to claims equating Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians—including Hamas in Gaza—with Nazi Germany’s genocide of the Jews. Among the most prominent is Omer Bartov, a professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. Last week, David Remnick, the longtime editor…
Anti-Israel Activism by Israeli Academics: the Case of Micah Leshem
15.04.26 Editorial Note At the beginning of April, Israel Academia Monitor (IAM) reported on the University of Edinburgh (UoE) being targeted by anti-Israel activists. The post described how these activists have occupied buildings on this campus because Lord Arthur James Balfour (1848–1930) served as the university’s chancellor from 1891 to 1930. At the same time, he served as the…
When Activism Replaces Scholarship: The Case of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
09.04.26 Editorial Note Later this month, Trinity College Dublin’s School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies and the Irish School of Ecumenics will host a webinar titled “Why Wars? Voices of Women” or “Why Wars? The Cry for Just Peace,” on April 23, 2026. The invitation to the webinar states that “Despite our hopes for abundant life, the business…
The University of Edinburgh Targeted by Anti-Israel Activists
01.04.26 Editorial Note Last week, Justice for Palestine Society occupied two key buildings at the University of Edinburgh (UoE) campus as part of a pro-Palestine protest movement in a campaign to pressure the University to divest from Israel-linked companies and universities. The group has been protesting for a number of years. The University has threatened legal action if the protesters do…
Jürgen Habermas’s Passing Triggered Anti-Israel Sentiments Among Scholars
25.03.26 Editorial Note Jürgen Habermas, widely regarded as one of the most important social thinkers of the second half of the twentieth century, passed away at the age of 96 on March 14, 2026. Habermas was the last surviving member of the Frankfurt School, a group of largely Jewish, neo-Marxist intellectuals who fled Nazi Germany and found…
Israeli Apartheid Week at Our Doorstep
18.03.26 Editorial Note The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement scheduled this year’s Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) for March 21 to 28, 2026, continuing a global campaign active for over two decades. As stated by the BDS movement, the IAW “is a tool for mobilizing grassroots support on the global level for the Palestinian liberation struggle against Israel’s decades-long regime of…
Anti-Israel Activism in Canada: University of British Columbia Elections by the Alma Mater Society
11.03.26 Editorial Note Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) is currently holding its annual elections by the Alma Mater Society (AMS), a student-run organization. According to the AMS website, the UBC Elections help students to “hold UBC and governments accountable and make sure their voices are heard – by electing people they trust to fight for them.” Students are…
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