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Berlin University Faces Pressure to End Ties with Israel

5/22/2025

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Students and staff at the Technical University of Berlin are passionately urging the university to cut ties with Israeli institutions linked to war crimes and apartheid. Their evidence has gone largely ignored, as partnerships persist. This push for an academic boycott underscores a powerful message: genuine academic freedom cannot thrive alongside complicity in violence against Palestinians.

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Story summary

Students and staff at the Technical University of Berlin are passionately urging the university to cut ties with Israeli institutions linked to war crimes and apartheid. Their evidence has gone largely ignored, as partnerships persist. This push for an academic boycott underscores a powerful message: genuine academic freedom cannot thrive alongside complicity in violence against Palestinians.