Hebrew U distances itself from professor who said Israel tests weapons on Palestinian kids

Hebrew University is distancing itself from one of its professors who claimed in a talk last week that Israel tests its weapons on Palestinian children in order to help boost its international arms sales.

In a statement, the university says “the views expressed by Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian don’t represent or express in any way the views of the Hebrew University or the university administration, but are her personal opinion that reflects only her views.”

Screen capture from video of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, professor of social work and law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, during a presentation. (YouTube)

Shalhoub-Kevorkian presented the claim at New York’s Columbia University as part of the results of a study she conducted in Israel, according to a report and audio recordings carried by Army Radio.

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