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Dutch rectors: ‘We should not break ties with Israeli academics’

 Image: Pamela Drew [CC BY-NC 2.0], via Flickr

Group says collaboration with a country should stop only on instruction from the government

Rectors of Dutch universities have said they do not intend to stop collaborating with institutions or academics in Israel over the conflict in Gaza.

In a letter published in the daily newspaper Trouw on 8 June, the rectors of 15 Dutch universities said they “see no reason” to sever ties with Israeli or Palestinian academia given that the academic ethos enshrines the value of being open to debate.

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