12 November 2026
*cover photo by Doaa Albaz courtesy ActiveStills
UNIVERSITIES
FOR JUSTICE
European universities against complicity
Universities for Justice is a Europe-wide campaign bringing together university staff, students and alumni to mobilise universities in solidarity with Palestine. We call on universities to end cooperation with complicit Israeli institutions, press for action at EU level, and defend academic freedom and Palestinian academic life.
Staff, students and alumni can sign our Open Letter. Universities and other knowledge institutions can sign the Institutional Appeal, while organisations, unions and individual academic leaders can endorse it.
OUR DEMANDS
We call on European universities to:
- Call on the EU and its Member States to suspend Israel’s participation in Horizon Europe and the EU–Israel Association Agreement.
2. Suspend institutional cooperation with Israeli universities and other implicated institutions, including bilateral agreements, joint programmes and new institutional partnerships.
3. Protect staff and students who act on conscience or organise in solidarity with Palestine, and provide sustained material support to Palestinian universities, students and academics.
