Author: Nadav Rapaport

Uzy Raby, a history professor at Tel Aviv University, has made controversial statements advocating for the starvation and extermination of civilians in northern Gaza who do not follow Israeli army orders to evacuate south. His extreme views have sparked outrage and drawn comparisons to war crimes. Other Middle Eastern scholars, like Assaf David, have criticized Raby and his ilk for promoting aggressive and militant policies that exceed even the tendencies of Israel’s military establishment. Some academics have supported plans for forcibly displacing and starving civilians, raising concerns of ethnic cleansing and genocide. These extreme positions have been echoed by other…