1 November, 2023
Heads of Israeli Universities, including the President of the Hebrew University, Prof. Asher Cohen, sent a letter to colleagues around the world expressing deep concern over anti-Israel and antisemitic discourse at some universities following Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on October 7th and the war it triggered in Gaza. “Let’s be clear: Hamas shares no values with any Western academic institution. Hamas is an organization that has repeatedly pledged to annihilate Israel and its people.”