The aftermath of the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel has seen a sharp increase in boycott initiatives against Israeli academic institutions and scholars. In response, the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Studies has launched the Scholar Shield Project, which aims to collect data on the academic boycott and divestment phenomenon, analyze it, and provide recommendations on how to counter it (Neaman Institute 2024).
BOAZ GOLANY is a professor and former Executive VP and Director General at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Neaman Institute for National Policy Studies and serves as a Board member and consultant to some companies and organizations. Email: golany@technion.ac.il
RIVKA CARMI is a professor and former president at Ben-Gurion University in the Negev. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Neaman Institute for National Policy Studies and serves as a Board member and consultant to some organizations. Email: rcarmi@bgu.ac.il