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American Historical Association Council Rejects Members’ Will, Vetoes Scholasticide Resolution

HeadlineJan 20, 2025

The leadership of the American Historical Association has vetoed a “resolution to oppose scholasticide in Gaza” that was overwhelmingly backed by members of the AHA earlier this month. The group Historians for Palestine accused AHA leadership of “pandering to the political class,” adding, “The AHA is our organization. We urge historians to recognize this anti-democratic silencing as complicity in scholasticide.” To learn more about the resolution, click here to see our interview with two AHA members.

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