Israeli scholars and historians, Shira Klein and Lior B. Sternfeld, warn of Israel's rapid descent into fascism as legislation is proposed requiring universities to dismiss academics expressing dissent.

Professor Yael Sternhell from Tel Aviv University will discuss repression in Israeli academia, particularly following the arrest of Palestinian legal scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian who teaches at Hebrew University.

The discussion involves an analysis by Tel Aviv University History Professor Yael Sternhell on the Israeli academia's repression following the arrest of Palestinian legal scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, the discourse about the Gaza War, and the response in Israel to protests in the US.

Columbia's Rashid Khalidi and UCLA's David Myers will discuss protests and repression on campus, focusing on the crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism.

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a prominent Palestinian-Israeli professor, has faced arrest and harassment by Israeli authorities for her outspoken criticism of Israeli state practices.

Nidaa Badwan, an artist who escaped repression in Gaza and now lives in Italy, is creating a sculpture inspired by the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman killed in Iran during protests over the required wearing of a hijab.

The Basij force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a paramilitary militia in Iran, has been using violent repression against protesters in response to the nationwide uprising sparked by the killing of Mahsa Amini.