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Hundreds of Academics Sign Open Letter Opposing Envoy’s Anti-Semitism Proposal

The university staff warn of ‘an extraordinary attempt to place higher education under the control of a political lobby’.
Hundreds of Academics Sign Open Letter Opposing Envoy’s Anti-Semitism Proposal
Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Jillian Segal speaks during a media conference in Sydney on October 9, 2023. Countries around the world have reacted to a wave of attacks by land, sea and air carried out by Palestinian armed group Hamas that Israel says has claimed more than 700 lives. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
7/30/2025|Updated: 7/30/2025
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More than 380 academics have signed an open letter urging the federal government to reject Anti-Semitism Envoy Jillian Segal’s report, calling it an “unprecedented attack on academic freedom and the autonomy of universities.”

The signatories include over 100 professors and associate professors and around 200 doctoral degree holders.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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