Tel Aviv University

Israeli officers stand by as Palestinian and Jewish activists take part in a rally marking Nakba Day, outside Tel Aviv University, May 14, 2018. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

‘Full cooperation’: How Tel Aviv University serves Israel’s security state

From Shin Bet recruitment to military training programs, Israel’s defense establishment is becoming increasingly embedded in academic life.

By Meron Rapoport and Aharon Porath July 30, 2026

Israeli and U.S. flags seen on MIT's campus during the university protests, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 4, 2024. (Peaceearth/Wikimedia Commons)

After crushing dissent, U.S. universities are deepening ties with Israeli academia

Israeli universities regularly collaborate with the military, which has destroyed all academic life in Gaza. That's done nothing to slow U.S.-Israeli partnerships.

By Dikla Taylor-Sheinman and Georgia Gee August 11, 2025

Activists protest the judicial overhaul and and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit in Manhattan, New York City, September 19, 2023. (Luke Tress/Flash90)

In its fight against fascism, Israeli academia remains blind to a basic truth

The government’s assault on democratic norms can't be separated from its oppression of Palestinians: they are two lobes of the same right-wing brain.

By Anat Matar February 26, 2025

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Students outside the Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University on the first day of the new academic year, October 10, 2021. (Flash90)

‘It’ll turn campus into an army base’: Tel Aviv University to host soldiers’ program

A collaboration between the Israeli army and TAU has drawn backlash from faculty and Palestinian students decrying the militarization of academia.

By Meron Rapoport October 4, 2023

Israeli police officers arrest a Palestinian student ahead of a Nakba Day event at Tel Aviv University, May 15, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

On Israeli campuses, Palestinian student activists fear for their safety

A spike in harassment and arrests of Palestinian organizers shows that Israeli universities are far from the liberal bastions they profess to be.

By Maiyse Abuleil June 15, 2022

An Israeli receives the COVID-19 vaccine injection at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, February 16, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

After pressure, Health Ministry agrees to vaccinate Palestinian student

Following weeks of criticism, Israel's Health Ministry reverses decision to bar a Palestinian student at Tel Aviv University from getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

By Meron Rapoport March 16, 2021

A Palestinian Arab woman gives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Petah Tikva, January 27, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Israel denies COVID vaccine to Palestinian student at Tel Aviv University

The student, who lives in the West Bank, was barred from receiving a vaccine after traveling for hours to the university for a campus-wide vaccination drive.

By Meron Rapoport March 3, 2021

Illustrative photo of doctors in Israel during surgery. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Tel Aviv University faculty condemn deal with settlement medical school

The deal will allow students from Ariel University to do clinical work in TAU's affiliated hospitals. 'We're being forced to support the occupation.'

By Meron Rapoport January 21, 2021

Israeli police detain a protester during a rally marking the anniversary of the Nakba, Tel Aviv University, May 20, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

There are no safe spaces for Palestinians in Israel

What should have been a regular day at Tel Aviv University turned into a depressing reminder that when you’re Palestinian, you are automatically suspect in the eyes of the authorities. By Yaser Abu Areesha I never thought I’d find myself, one sunny afternoon, pressed against a police car on the grounds of Tel Aviv University,…

By +972 Magazine March 10, 2017

Arab youth demonstrate against the demolition of 11 homes by Israeli authorities in the Arab town of Qalansuwa, central Israel, January 11, 2017. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

Palestinian citizens go on strike to protest home demolitions

Hundreds of Palestinian citizens demonstrate across the country after Israeli authorities demolish 11 homes in the central Arab town of Qalansuwa. Photos by Keren Manor / Activestills.org Palestinian citizens of Israel called a one-day general strike on Wednesday to protest the demolition of 11 homes in the Arab town of Qalansuwa by Israeli authorities the previous…

By Orly Noy January 11, 2017

Photography as protest in Palestine/Israel

‘There is a lot of criticism over the way photojournalism perpetuates social gaps. Activestills came as a response to that. They are part of the struggles they were documenting. The work they produce is intended for communities to use to promote their own struggles.’

By Edo Konrad January 4, 2017

Supporters of academic boycott during the annual business meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Denver, Colorado, November 21, 2015. (Alex Shams)

Hundreds of academics call to boycott genocide conference in Israel

Academics condemn decision to hold a conference on genocide in Jerusalem at a time when Israel’s actions are ‘being viewed through lenses of ethnic cleansing and genocide.’ Nearly 270 academics from 19 countries are calling to boycott the fifth Global Conference on Genocide, set to take place on June 26-29 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In…

By Rami Younis May 23, 2016

Professor Catherine Hall at Portcullis House 2015. (photo: Matthisvalerie/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Famed feminist British historian refuses prestigious Israeli award

Catherine Hall withdraws from $330,000 prize due to Tel Aviv University’s complicity in the occupation. Famed British feminist historian Catherine Hall announced she will withdraw her acceptance of a prestigious award presented by Tel Aviv University for political reasons. Hall was awarded $330,000 by the Dan David Foundation, and was supposed to accept the award…

By Haggai Matar May 22, 2016