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Israeli Academics Sign Gaza War-Crime Petitions, 1,434

8/24/2026

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Israeli university faculty signed petitions labeling the Gaza campaign a war crime; 1,434 signatories represent 50.4%.
96.9% of signatures came from the Black Flag 2025 petition “An Urgent Call to the Heads of Academia in Israel.”
Technion faculty signed at 77% and Hebrew University at 67%.
A U.S. study found 51.9% of 2,499 American Jewish Studies faculty signed similar petitions, matching Israeli rates.

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Israeli university faculty signed petitions labeling the Gaza campaign a war crime; 1,434 signatories represent 50.4%.
96.9% of signatures came from the Black Flag 2025 petition “An Urgent Call to the Heads of Academia in Israel.”
Technion faculty signed at 77% and Hebrew University at 67%.
A U.S. study found 51.9% of 2,499 American Jewish Studies faculty signed similar petitions, matching Israeli rates.