The letter also called for an end to the Israeli occupation and condemned recent suppression of dissent by universities.
Hundreds of academics from universities and institutions of higher learning across North America have signed on to a joint letter, calling on their governments to demand an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza, where the Israel Defense Force (IDF) has killed more than 11,000 Palestinians since the start of October. As of Sunday evening, the document has more than 1,200 signatures, available to view here.
