Academic voices on the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19502505 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muhammad Naveed Noor (0000-0002-7847-6637, Aga Khan University, corresponding author), Sujith Kumar Prankumar (0000-0003-2215-1275, UNSW Sydney), Mohammed AlKhaldi (0000-0003-2713-0334, Canadian University of Dubai), Irene Torres (0000-0002-0516-3090, McGill University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 124-140 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13623699.2025.2473802 |
| PMID | 40062423 |
| OpenAlex | W4408300967 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Academic publications on human rights violations in Gaza surged after Israel's large-scale destruction following Hamas's 7 October 2023 attack. We analysed the uncoordinated cooperative efforts documented in these works by reviewing publications addressing the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza between October 2023 and April 2024. We present a unified academic voice advocating for recognizing and restoring human rights for the people of Gaza. In the publications, we identified three key themes: 'expression', 'emotionality' and 'expectations'. Many academics openly express how they see Israel's actions in Gaza. In line with the International Court of Justice and the UN Special Rapporteur, they believe Gaza is facing 'apartheid', 'ethnic cleansing', or 'genocide' by Israel. This understanding further takes an emotional toll on academics, as most of them feel it 'painful' to process information and write about hunger, death, destruction and isolation in Gaza. Academics express disappointment in Western political powers that enable Israel's continuing human rights violations in Gaza. At the same time, they demand that political powers take immediate measures to ensure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and its rebuilding, as some view the UN as a 'soft' body as it is unable to enforce the ceasefire
Criminology · Disappointment · Ethnic Cleansing · Genocide · Human rights · Humanitarian crisis · Impunity · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health and Conflict Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology
Israeli necropolitics and the pursuit of health justice in Palestine
Conflicts in Gaza and around the world create a perfect storm for infectious disease outbreaks
Enforcing Silence
Activism and academia
Israel's War on Gaza in a Global Frame
The evolution of a political landscape
Activist versus academic writing
A “Tragic Humanitarian Crisis
The Right to Maim
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |