Israeli university rebukes professor who expressed sympathy for both Israeli, Gazan victims

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11. Respectfully disagree

The situation in the OP involved a prof adding his personal opinion on the conflict into an email about rescheduling an exam. I think regardless of his views, that isn't really something a professor should do. I think they would get a similar reprimand in the US.

As for Kedar - he was actually on a talk show, being asked his opinions - and made presented an offensive hypothetical to make a rhetorical point (or so he has later explained).

In any case, I don't think your characterization of "the entire university community recoiling in horror" is an accurate one. Probably a few right-wing students grumbled about the remark so and the teacher was told to keep his opinions to himself when contacted students about unrelated matters.

I could be wrong though - this is all conjecture on my part.