“Hearing Palestine” describes itself as an “intellectual hub” at the University of Toronto (U of T) that “facilitates advanced and interdisciplinary research on Palestine” and generates “academic discussions on some of the most complex and tangled questions in the humanities and social sciences.”
The organization says it “invites students, researchers, faculty, administration, and communities to participate in respectful academic discourse, where experiences and ideas can be shared and tested.”
The group also claims victimhood for UofT’s Palestinian and pro-Palestinian students, stating that these groups endure “discrimination on campus,” which among other issues, results in “limitations” being put on their academic activities. Hearing Palestine says one of their purposes is to “improv[e] the university experience for [Palestinian] students, staff, and faculty.”
Alarmingly, Hearing Palestine's aim is to “Centre Palestine as a subject of research and method of public inquiry at UofT and across Canada.” In addition, the organization’s goal is “to provide academic analysis in contexts where communities face challenges in speaking about Palestine.”
