Academics call for ties with Israeli institutions to be cut
The National Union of Journalists in Ireland was among more than 70 global journalists associations and unions to call on the Israeli government to take explicit steps to protect the lives of journalists covering the war in Gaza. File Picture: AP
Hundreds of third-level teaching staff have called on all Irish universities to cut ties with Israeli institutions amid a “collective punishment” of Palestinian civilians.
A letter drafted by Academics for Palestine has gathered over 600 signatures from third-level teaching staff across the country, including lecturers, PhD scholars, and researchers.
