Adalah clashes with Israeli universities over alleged discrimination against Arabs after Oct. 7

The Adalah organization published a report accusing Israeli universities of implementing discriminatory disciplinary policies against Arab students since the start of the war on October 7, 2023. The report claims institutions created separate tracks for Arab and Jewish students, with stricter procedures for Arabs. The University of Haifa denied the allegations, calling the report biased and inaccurate.

The Adalah organization, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, published a report titled "Apartheid in Israeli Academia: Arab Students After October 7, 2023," accusing Israeli universities of implementing discriminatory disciplinary policies against Arab students since the start of the war. The report claims institutions created two separate tracks: a stricter one for Arab students and a more lenient one for Jewish students. It reviews proceedings at around 40 academic institutions, primarily over social media posts. Adalah says it received 132 complaints and provided legal representation to 100 students. The University of Haifa denied the allegations, calling the report partial and inaccurate. The Education Ministry referred inquiries to the Council for Higher Education, which declined to comment.