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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

Harvard journal accused of censoring article alleging genocide in Gaza

Harvard Law students participate in the National Day of Action at Harvard University in Cambridge on 16 November 2023.
Harvard Law students participate in the National Day of Action at Harvard University in Cambridge on 16 November. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

A prestigious journal published by Harvard Law School has been accused of censorship after it refused to publish an academic article accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, allegedly because editors feared a backlash.

The Harvard Law Review, which is run by the school’s student body, declined the 2,000-word essay – titled The Ongoing Nakba: Towards a Legal Framework for Palestine – by a Palestinian doctoral candidate, Rabea Eghbariah, after it had been edited, fact-checked and initially approved.

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