The University of Toronto has made a consistent point of surveilling and disciplining faculty members critical of Israel's genocide in Gaza.

When you read this, it becomes very clear why that is.

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Not only has UofT not developed a single partnership w a Palestinian institution these past 20 years, but it has also failed, as per available information, to do so with any of the world’s 22 Arab-speaking countries. Why is that? One wonders... 8/ international.utoronto.ca/internationa...

How many partnerships with Palestinian universities is the University of Toronto involved in? None 7/
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How widespread are UofT’s partnerships with Israeli institutions? If one excludes the Humanities, the reach of Israeli partnerships within the UofT is staggering. 6/ substack.com/home/post/p-...

Five Israeli institutions are subsequently listed. In other words, despite 2 years of ongoing genocide, the University of Toronto continues to deepen its entanglements with Israeli institutions 5/

In September 2025, an email regarding the expansion of the Canadian reciprocity work permit pathway for new hires from the Germany to the UK and Israel was sent to “Dean’s Office and Academic HR colleagues” Email quoted here: substack.com/home/post/p-... 4/

Between October 2023 and August 2025, Ties that Bind lists publicly available evidence pertaining to partnerships with 3 universities: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem 3/ isisnaucratis.medium.com/the-ties-tha...

Since 2003, UofT has been in partnerships w 8 Israeli academic institutions:
•HUJI (est. 2003)
•Technion (est. 2013)
•TAU(est. 2015)
•U of Haifa (est. 2015)
•Weizmann Institute (est. 2016)
•Jerusalem College of Technology (est. 2018)
•Ben Gurion U (est. 2018)
•🇮🇱 Institute (est. 2021) 2/

Sharing an important resource on APR, Islamophobia, and Israeli partnerships on Canadian University campuses -by the Expert Task Force report on genocide complicity and repression of Palestine solidarity at universities across Canada. The report is available at www.institutionalcomplicity.ca.

🐦🔎 Quick answer: Deep. Very deep:
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UofT has not funded or supported Palestinian scholars-at-risk (like they did for Ukranians feeling Russia). The data suggests that, rather than divesting or cutting ties with Israeli institutions, UofT is hardening its position and increasing collaborations with Israel [3/3]

Sparrows for Palestine provides evidence for a deepening of partnerships between UofT and Israeli universities. And how UofT intends to increase work permit applications for citizens of Israel. Meanwhile UofT has not released a statement on the war crimes perpetrated by Israel in Palestine [2/3]

Rather than limiting or cutting ties with Israeli institutions (which play an important role in providing logistics, manpower, and research to support the genocide) UofT has intensified connections to and collaborations with Israel. See "Sparrows for Palestine" substack.com/home/post/p-... [1/3]

How deep do UofT's partnerships with Israeli institutions run?

Quick answer: Very, very deep.
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How deep do UofT's partnerships with Israeli institutions run?
Quick answer: Very, very deep.
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