Half of faculty at Israeli universities signed petitions accusing IDF of Gaza war crimes - study
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-08-24 03:04 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Science, Education, Crime & Justice, Middle East, Military & Defence, Elections, World News, Business & Economy, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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A new report published by research and business-intelligence outlet The Olam on August 17 examined political petition participation among 2,844 faculty members across eight leading Israeli universities. The audit found that 1,434 faculty members, representing 50.4% of those included in the study, publicly signed at least one political petition calling the Gaza campaign launched following the October 7 massacre a war crime.
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