Outrage after UK academics address Israeli university closely tied to military
A row has erupted at London's University of Westminster after two senior academics gave keynote speeches at a conference organised by an Israeli university that closely collaborated with the Israeli military in its war on Gaza.
In November 2024 Dibyesh Anand and Nitasha Kaul, professors in Politics and International Relations, addressed a conference at Tel Aviv University.
The institution is heavily involved in arms research and collaborates with Israeli arms manufacturers and the Israeli military.
It also hosts the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), a think tank close to the Israeli military establishment which has helped define the state’s military philosophy when it comes to Palestinians and neighbouring Arab states.
In particular, the INSS helped develop the notorious Dahiya doctrine, which encourages the destruction of civilian infrastructure as a supposed deterrence to groups taking up arms against Israel.
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