Escalating Suppression: The Silencing of Palestinians in Israeli Academic Institutions during Wartime

The profound impact of the 7 October attack in Israel, which resulted in 1,200 casualties, the kidnapping of 252 civilians, sexual and gender-based violence, and the displacement of thousands from localities surrounding Gaza (Human Rights Council 2024), significantly altered the sociopolitical landscape. Following that attack, Israel launched a harsh and aggressive military war in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of thousands of children, women, and innocent civilians, the displacement of about two million Palestinians, the arrests of thousands who underwent severe torture, and the destruction of hundreds of cultural, health, education, and religious institutions and created an ongoing humanitarian crisis (UNCTD 2024).