Revealed: Inside the Israeli campaign to derail European university boycotts – EUobserver (2026-09-07)
>> Ghent University is among dozens in Europe that announced plans to sever ties or suspend collaboration with Israeli academic institutions over links to its defence sector, following widespread Israeli military attacks in #Gaza ...
>> ... however, many have been stymied in their efforts to do so.
>> At the centre of this network [working to derail universities’ exits from collaborations with Israeli partners] is ... VERA, the association ... composed of [Israeli] university presidents, rectors, and general directors who promote higher education . Since 2023, however, #VERA has been at the forefront of the anti-academic boycott movement, working to counter what it sees as a “serious threat” to Israeli academia...
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