Academics in a Time of Crisis. Israeli Universities and the War on Gaza

Event organized by MAMO and presented by Laetitia Bucaille.
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What can academics do in the face of war?

In the wake of the October 7 massacre and the war of annihilation in Gaza, two faculty members from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Wael Abu Uksa and Hillel Cohen, will share their experiences and reflections on the role of intellectuals in a context of extreme crisis, marked by violence and the erosion of democracy and academic freedoms.

With the participation of

  • Wael Abu Uksa, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
  • Hillel Cohen, Professor, Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
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