Overview
- City University London increased security after posters labeled economics professor Michael Ben-Gad a “terrorist” and protests demanded his sacking over his 1982–85 IDF service.
- Videos from last week show students chanting “sack him now” and marching through corridors with megaphones during hallway takeovers.
- Ben-Gad said he will continue teaching and cited full backing from President Prof Sir Anthony Finkelstein and the university’s senior leadership.
- City Action for Palestine organized the campaign, circulating leaflets and a petition accusing Ben-Gad of complicity in war crimes and urging the university to reconsider hiring practices.
- Hundreds of academics from institutions including Imperial College London and the University of Oxford signed a statement denouncing targeted harassment and highlighting risks to Jewish students.