Heads of five Israeli universities call on Netanyahu to end the starvation of Gaza

The heads of five Israeli universities called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to end the starvation of the Gaza Strip, which is affecting children and infants.

This came in a letter signed by Weizmann Institute President Alon Han, Hebrew University President Asher Cohen, Technion Institute President Uri Sivon, Tel Aviv University President Ariel Porat, and Open University President Leo Corrie.

The five Isreali universities called on Netanyahu to solve the dire hunger situation in Gaza, which severely impacts civilians not involved in the conflict, including children and infants.

“With growing segments of the Israeli population, we are watching with shock the scenes coming from the Gaza Strip, including infants dying daily from hunger and disease,” they said.

They added, “Liberating the kidnapped soldiers (Israeli Hostages in Gaza) and limiting the number of casualties among our soldiers are two supreme goals”.

They added, “But as a people who were victims of the horrific Holocaust in Europe, we also have a duty to use all means at our disposal to prevent and avert the cruel and indiscriminate harm to innocent men, women and children”.

They stressed that they are concerned by the statements of ministers and Knesset members who speak of the deliberate destruction of Gaza.

They continued, “We expect you (Netanyahu) and the government to clearly and explicitly condemn these dangerous statements”.

They stressed that these statements represent a clearly immoral call to commit acts that, according to leading legal experts in the country and around the world, constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.