An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza
The University of Minnesota reached a $250,000 settlement with historian Raz Segal after rescinding a job offer following his public criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza. The case highlights ongoing tensions in academia regarding free speech and the definition of genocide in the context of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Raz Segal, an associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University, at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 6 October 2024. Photograph: Hannah Yoon Raz Segal, an associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University, at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 6 October 2024. Photograph: Hannah Yoon US universities An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000 The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer for Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiring
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