{"id":196501,"date":"2026-03-03T13:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=196501"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:55:30","slug":"anti-israelische-petitt-mag-niet-aan-brusselse-universiteit-werken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/03\/anti-israelische-petitt-mag-niet-aan-brusselse-universiteit-werken\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Israeli Pettit not allowed to work at Brussels university"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">The controversial pro-Palestinian researcher Harry Pettit is, on reflection, no longer welcome at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Last year he left Radboud University Nijmegen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Harry-Pettit_Nijmegen_Radbout-Universiteit_protest_2026_Vox-1600x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Harry-Pettit_Nijmegen_Radbout-Universiteit_protest_2026_Vox-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1772532998 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Harry-Pettit_Nijmegen_Radbout-Universiteit_protest_2026_Vox-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1772532998 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Harry-Pettit_Nijmegen_Radbout-Universiteit_protest_2026_Vox-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1772532998 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Harry-Pettit_Nijmegen_Radbout-Universiteit_protest_2026_Vox-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1772532998 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Harry-Pettit_Nijmegen_Radbout-Universiteit_protest_2026_Vox-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1772532998 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Harry-Pettit_Nijmegen_Radbout-Universiteit_protest_2026_Vox-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1772532998 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Vox<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the Minister of Education became involved in his job. Caretaker minister Gouke Moes (BBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/10\/13\/moes-wants-radboud-university-to-report-lecturer-to-police\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/10\/13\/moes-wants-radboud-university-to-report-lecturer-to-police\/\">believed<\/a> that Radboud University should file a complaint against assistant professor Harry Pettit because of his radical tweets about Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pettit did indeed <a href=\"https:\/\/trajectum.hu.nl\/pro-palestijnse-radboud-docent-pettit-stapt-op\/\" id=\"https:\/\/trajectum.hu.nl\/pro-palestijnse-radboud-docent-pettit-stapt-op\/\">leave<\/a>, once he had found another job. He has won a European research grant and is taking it with him. He was due to start at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incitement to hatred<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, that will not go ahead. \u201cThe VUB stands for freedom of expression, even when it concerns controversial views\u201d, a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vub.be\/en\/news\/vrije-universiteit-brussel-withdraws-planned-appointment-dr-harry-pettit\" id=\"https:\/\/www.vub.be\/en\/news\/vrije-universiteit-brussel-withdraws-planned-appointment-dr-harry-pettit\">said<\/a>. \u201cBut statements that incite hatred or violence not only cross legal boundaries, but also the norms and values that apply within the VUB university community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pettit <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HarrygPettit\/status\/2028064805580361950?s=20\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HarrygPettit\/status\/2028064805580361950?s=20\">tweeted<\/a> in praise of the killed Iranian leader Khamenei. He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HarrygPettit\/status\/2028026904784072771?s=20\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HarrygPettit\/status\/2028026904784072771?s=20\">believes<\/a> he will be remembered for his resistance against &#8216;the paedophilic US-\u2018israel\u2019 cabal&#8217;. He says nothing about the protests that were violently suppressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The VUB considers this a step too far. The statements are said to be in breach of agreements the university had made with him. 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Last year he left Radboud University Nijmegen. Even the Minister of Education became involved in his job. 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