Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication

As Harvard's feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an education and Palestine' issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the Palestine exception' to academic freedom

In March 2024, six months into Israel's war in Gaza, education in the territory was decimated. Schools were closed - most had been turned into shelters - and all 12 of the strip's universities were partially or fully destroyed.

Against that backdrop, a prestigious American education journal decided to dedicate a special issue to education and Palestine". The Harvard Educational Review (HER) put out a call for submissions, asking academics around the world for ideas for articles grappling with the education of Palestinians, education about Palestine and Palestinians, and related debates in schools and colleges in the US.