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Israeli universities are not neutral academic institutions—they are deeply embedded in military operations and systems of oppression. Tel Aviv University developed the infamous Dahiya doctrine, a strategy that targets civilian infrastructure. Their engineering students have even designed technologies like dog cameras for military units operating in Gaza. And that’s just one example.
Gert van Hecken, Associate Professor at the Institute of Development Policy at the University of Antwerp, exposes how institutions like Technion supply the very bulldozers used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Read his paper The Circus of Academic Complicity: tni.org/en/article/the-circus-of-academic-complicity
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Israeli universities are not neutral academic institutions—they are deeply embedded in military operations and systems of oppression. Tel Aviv University developed the infamous Dahiya doctrine, a strategy that targets civilian infrastructure. Their engineering students have even designed technologies like dog cameras for military units operating in Gaza. And that’s just one example.
Gert van Hecken, Associate Professor at the Institute of Development Policy at the University of Antwerp, exposes how institutions like Technion supply the very bulldozers used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Read his paper The Circus of Academic Complicity: tni.org/en/article/the-circus-of-academic-complicity
Visit our website: tni.org
Support our work: tni.org/en/support-tni
Sign up for our newsletter: tni.org/en/subscribe
