Israeli police respond to protests with water cannons during the 2023 "Judicial Overhaul" Protests during which many universities went on "academic strikes". Photo credit: Oren Ziv / Associated Press via Los Angeles Times. On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the education minister of Israel, Yoav Kisch released a statement demanding that university and college presidents sign written pledges to restrict “political activity” on their schools’ campuses, threatening the institutions of t