Ah, the fascists are going after the academics. Figures.
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
That country is sleepwalking into full fascism.
Oh they're awake.
I'm sick
of people telling me that I'm unqualified, as a foreigner, to criticize Israel. Especially when they understand themselves by referencing a political scandal from my country.
People still being worried by Israeli "democracy" as if it ever existed except for the few privileged ones born with the correct ethnicity.
plot twist: the law will apply to mainland USA
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Critics say the legislation is fundamentally undemocratic and would undermine Israeli academia, because it restricts free speech and allows politicians to weaponise accusations that should be handled by the legal system.
Sivan said the legislation was dangerous for its broad restrictions and its narrow focus on universities, adding that Israel already had laws against incitement to terror that cover all residents.
“What they are trying to do is subject academics to stricter rules than other residents of Israel, where a violation of state laws is not judged in court but rather by a government-appointed administrator, with no process or opportunity for the accused one to defend him or herself.
The Association of University Heads, Israel (Vera) said in a public letter that the student union billboards backing the law were a divisive “campaign of persecution and incitement” that could lead to violence.
One of the academics targeted, Anat Matar from the philosophy department at Tel Aviv University, said the role of students in drafting and promoting a law to silence their lecturers was particularly disturbing.
Vera warned in a public letter that the draft law would also fuel international sanctions campaigns against Israeli universities by undermining their academic independence.
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