There are many of examples of educators being penalized for taking positions perceived to to be "anti-Israel": * US professors suspended, probed over Gaza war

There are many of examples of educators being penalized for taking positions perceived to to be "anti-Israel": * US professors suspended, probed over Gaza war comments: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-professors-suspended-probed-over-gaza-war-comments-2023-11-17/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-professors-suspended-pro... * Steven Salaita: U. of I. destroyed my career: https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-steven-salaita-tenure-jews-twitter-tweets-unive-20140929-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-steven-... * UM disciplines prof over Israel letter controversy: https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/10/09/university-michigan-disciplines-professor-over-israel-letter-controversy/1580969002/ https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/10... In the Salaita affair donors made it clear that donations would stop if they hired him. And the university complied. It would have been a nothingburger if his tweets were about Russia. Similarly, many US universities have divested from Russia, but all have consistently refused calls to divest from Israel.