SOAS Senate condemns Gaza scholasticide

The Senate at the UK’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), the university’s academic governing body, has published a statement condemning what it describes as “scholasticide” in Gaza and demanding a complete government arms embargo on Israel. Scholasticide refers to the systematic destruction of an education system through killing or detaining teachers and students, while demolishing schools and universities. The statement notes that all of Gaza’s universities have been destroyed and more than 97 percent of schools damaged or demolished. At least 17,000 students and 226 academics were killed between October 2023 and August 2025.