Israeli left-wing group suspended at University of Haifa after protesting the war in Gaza
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By Grace Gilson
May 4, 2025
from The Forward
[Jewish publication from USA]
(JTA) — Last week, at a university known for its diverse population, more than a dozen students sat on the floor of a campus building for 10 minutes holding photos of Palestinian children killed in the war in Gaza.
Five days later, their group was suspended through the end of the semester for staging an unauthorized protest.
It wasn’t in the Ivy League, and ICE agents weren’t about to raid the dorms. It was the latest dustup over the Gaza war at the University of Haifa, where Jewish and Arab Israeli students have at times clashed in ways that echo the campus drama in the United States.