Protesters say U of T should cut ties with Hebrew University. Are they right?

Pro-Palestinian protesters have been pushing the University of Toronto to boycott the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- which the Canadian school has long had partnerships with -- but U of T says the demand is a non-starter. University of Toronto President Meric Gertler speaks to media during an announcement at UofT in Toronto, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Canada "does not recognize Israel’s unilateral annexation of east Jerusalem," the Global Affairs Canada website says, while the United Nations and much of the international community regards east Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Hebrew U left east Jerusalem amid the 1948 war that surrounded Israel's creation, when the new nation was attacked by neighbouring Arab states. On its website, Hebrew U says it "rebuilt and expanded" the Mount Scopus campus after Jerusalem was "reunited" in Israel's victory in the 1967 war.

U of T's collaboration with the Hebrew University began in 2007 and in March the two institutions announced another research and training alliance scheduled to run through 2028, with that cycle focused on life sciences, natural sciences, engineering and bio-medical sciences. "That's what that means, including the exchange programs, students quite literally are living on stolen land ... occupied illegal settlements," she said in an interview.

U of T philosophy professor Rebecca Comay, a member of both the Jewish Faculty Network and Faculty for Palestine, said citing academic freedom in this situation is "totally disingenuous and misleading."

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