Jerusalem police arrested Prof. Nadira Shalhoub-Kavorkian for questioning on suspicion of incitement.
She published a petition accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. In another statement, she called for the abolition of Zionism. The arrest comes about a month after the Hebrew University suspended her in an unusual manner from teaching. The university already offered her to do her job - but she didn't do it, and continued to speak out against Israel, the university said. The chairman of the National Union of Male and Female Students, Elhanan Fellheimer, welcomed the lecturer's arrest: "We hope that her arrest will mark a new way of dealing with the whole issue of incitation in academia and incitement against Israel in general. "He said: "Whoever incites against the State of Israel will not be able to hide under one position or title. The team against incitement to terrorism online that I am at the head of continues to act and outline policy - every instigator will take his place"