Recording of 'The Gaza War and Academic Freedom' Available to Watch

A recording of our webinar 'The Gaza War and Academic Freedom' is now available to watch online with speakers from Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC), Academia for Equality (A4E) and the Academic Freedom Committees of BRISMES, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and the Italian Society for Middle East Studies (SeSaMO). The webinar was held online on 14 November 2023. 

Some useful resources shared during the webinar are included below: 

  • BRISMES/ELSC report on the impact of the IHRA definition on antisemitism on academic freedom and freedom of expression - Download
  • Adalah's paper on crackdown on freedom of speech for Palestinian citizens of Israel - Download
  • Briefing document prepared by ELSC, BRISMES Campaigns and London Region UCU reps [Defending your advocacy on Palestine in the Higher Education context] - Download
  • Resource guide from Cambridge UCU and Cambridge PalSoc for organising a teach-in on Gaza/Palestine - Download