The University of Cape Town (UCT) senate has taken a stand on the ongoing war in Gaza by adopting two significant resolutions aimed at promoting peace and academic freedom.
The University of Cape Town senate has taken a stand on the ongoing war in Gaza by adopting two significant resolutions aimed at promoting peace and academic freedom.
The senate also strongly condemned the destruction of Gaza’s education sector and the tragic loss of teachers and university staff during the war. The senate rejected the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism in favour of a more nuanced understanding as articulated in the Jerusalem Declaration.
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