Petter Hellström
@nphellstrom.bsky.social
Historian of Science and Visual Culture. Research Fellow at Uppsala University. Incoming Associate Professor at Dalarna University.
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Is the crackdown on “antisemitism” really about protecting Jews — or silencing dissent? Prof. Joshua Schreier (Vassar College) breaks down how pro-Israel groups and conservative politicians have increasingly targeted Jewish scholars and students who criticize Israel.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Is the crackdown on “antisemitism” really about protecting Jews — or silencing dissent? Prof. Joshua Schreier (Vassar College) breaks down how pro-Israel groups and conservative politicians have increasingly targeted Jewish scholars and students who criticize Israel.
youtube.com/shorts/hlABu...
youtube.com/shorts/hlABu...
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Is boycotting an effective tool for social change? Prof. Marjorie Feld (Babson College) breaks down how historic boycotts—from Montgomery to the Delano grape strike to anti-Apartheid divestment—
youtube.com/shorts/OWqs4...
youtube.com/shorts/OWqs4...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Is boycotting an effective tool for social change? Prof. Marjorie Feld (Babson College) breaks down how historic boycotts—from Montgomery to the Delano grape strike to anti-Apartheid divestment—
youtube.com/shorts/OWqs4...
youtube.com/shorts/OWqs4...
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The UN, human rights organizations, and scholars have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
Gaza, Israel, and German Foreign Policy: A View on Public Opinion
A survey conducted in August 2025 found that the majority of people living in Germany support a foreign policy towards Gaza and Israel that is guided by international law and seeks to uphold universal...
www.giga-hamburg.de
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The UN, human rights organizations, and scholars have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role?
A long 🧵based on survey results.
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...
We all want to move on with our lives, yet the violence continues. The killing continues. The occupation continues. The colonisation continues. More than 9,000 Palestinian hostages are still in Israeli detention. /1
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We all want to move on with our lives, yet the violence continues. The killing continues. The occupation continues. The colonisation continues. More than 9,000 Palestinian hostages are still in Israeli detention. /1
The UPPSALA DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION has 2,769 signatories. The EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION has 4,699. We refuse to collaborate with academic institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
December 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The UPPSALA DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION has 2,769 signatories. The EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION has 4,699. We refuse to collaborate with academic institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
The 2026 German-Israeli Frontiers symposium will address the problem of uneven access to food, housing, etc., which "shapes people’s chances of survival, their sense of belonging, and their capacity to flourish." Only Germans and Israelis have access to the conference, which is held in Palestine.
Call for applications
www.humboldt-foundation.de
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The 2026 German-Israeli Frontiers symposium will address the problem of uneven access to food, housing, etc., which "shapes people’s chances of survival, their sense of belonging, and their capacity to flourish." Only Germans and Israelis have access to the conference, which is held in Palestine.
"Lunds universitet och LTH samarbetar fortfarande med företag som tjänar stora pengar på det pågående folkmordet."
Läs @ninya2025.bsky.social, @kzackari.bsky.social, @annalundberg.bsky.social, @daliaabdelhady.bsky.social, @maxkoch.bsky.social, @lenahalldenius.bsky.social mfl i @skanesfolkblad.se
Läs @ninya2025.bsky.social, @kzackari.bsky.social, @annalundberg.bsky.social, @daliaabdelhady.bsky.social, @maxkoch.bsky.social, @lenahalldenius.bsky.social mfl i @skanesfolkblad.se
Lunds universitet måste bryta med Israels krigsindustri
FN:s oberoende kommission har slagit fast att ett folkmord pågår i Gaza. Trots det vägrar Lunds universitetsledning att ompröva sina samarbeten med israeliska universitet och företag med kopplingar ti...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Lunds universitet och LTH samarbetar fortfarande med företag som tjänar stora pengar på det pågående folkmordet."
Läs @ninya2025.bsky.social, @kzackari.bsky.social, @annalundberg.bsky.social, @daliaabdelhady.bsky.social, @maxkoch.bsky.social, @lenahalldenius.bsky.social mfl i @skanesfolkblad.se
Läs @ninya2025.bsky.social, @kzackari.bsky.social, @annalundberg.bsky.social, @daliaabdelhady.bsky.social, @maxkoch.bsky.social, @lenahalldenius.bsky.social mfl i @skanesfolkblad.se
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16 forskare vid Lunds universitet i skarp kritik mot universitetsledningen.
"Det är dags för Lunds universitet att omvärdera sin hållning. Eller misskrediterar universitetsledningen oberoende folkmordsforskares expertis?"
@skanesfolkblad.se
skanesfolkblad.se/lunds-univer...
"Det är dags för Lunds universitet att omvärdera sin hållning. Eller misskrediterar universitetsledningen oberoende folkmordsforskares expertis?"
@skanesfolkblad.se
skanesfolkblad.se/lunds-univer...
Lunds universitet måste bryta med Israels krigsindustri
FN:s oberoende kommission har slagit fast att ett folkmord pågår i Gaza. Trots det vägrar Lunds universitetsledning att ompröva sina samarbeten med israeliska universitet och företag med kopplingar ti...
skanesfolkblad.se
November 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
16 forskare vid Lunds universitet i skarp kritik mot universitetsledningen.
"Det är dags för Lunds universitet att omvärdera sin hållning. Eller misskrediterar universitetsledningen oberoende folkmordsforskares expertis?"
@skanesfolkblad.se
skanesfolkblad.se/lunds-univer...
"Det är dags för Lunds universitet att omvärdera sin hållning. Eller misskrediterar universitetsledningen oberoende folkmordsforskares expertis?"
@skanesfolkblad.se
skanesfolkblad.se/lunds-univer...
13 miljarder är mer än 128 miljoner.
Känns som att folkbildning behövs om var värdena skapas i den svenska ekonomin. Så enligt DN:s grova uträkning produceras i Jokkmokk vattenkraft för 13,4 miljarder, som bokförs i Stockholm, och Jokkmokks kommun får 128 miljoner i stöd. 13 miljarder är mer än 128 miljoner!
www.dn.se/sverige/komm...
www.dn.se/sverige/komm...
Kommunalråd efter SD-utspel: ”Jokkmokk skickar miljarder till staten”
Jokkmokk lyfter sin roll för Sveriges el och ekonomi i debatten med SD
www.dn.se
November 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
13 miljarder är mer än 128 miljoner.
Looking forward to my match at the @khiflorenz.bsky.social.
It’s a Match! Petter Hellström and Toby Yuen-Gen Liang on Seeing Blank Spaces
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October 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Looking forward to my match at the @khiflorenz.bsky.social.
Jag vill helst inte debattera med en kollega, men med tanke på att det handlar om mycket grova anklagelser kände jag mig tvungen att svara.
Replik: ”SvD sprider konspirationsteorier” | | SvD Ledare
GÄST. Med anledning av en puff på ledarsidan den 16 oktober har följande replik inkommit från Petter Hellström, talesperson för Uppsaladeklarationen.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Jag vill helst inte debattera med en kollega, men med tanke på att det handlar om mycket grova anklagelser kände jag mig tvungen att svara.
"[P]å universitetet ska råda högt i tak och Widmalm får tycka vad han vill. Men att påstå att deklarationen utger sig för att representera universitetet, och att vi 2 700 forskare vill 'spä på hatet' är grovt och oursäktligt."
Läs @jennande.bsky.social i @flamman.se: www.flamman.se/att-proteste...
Läs @jennande.bsky.social i @flamman.se: www.flamman.se/att-proteste...
Att protestera mot folkmord är inte att underblåsa antisemitism
I Fokus anklagar statsvetaren Sten Widmalm 2 700 forskare för att underblåsa antisemitism och ”spä på hatet”. Men att agera mot folkmord är inte hat – det är en samvetshandling.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"[P]å universitetet ska råda högt i tak och Widmalm får tycka vad han vill. Men att påstå att deklarationen utger sig för att representera universitetet, och att vi 2 700 forskare vill 'spä på hatet' är grovt och oursäktligt."
Läs @jennande.bsky.social i @flamman.se: www.flamman.se/att-proteste...
Läs @jennande.bsky.social i @flamman.se: www.flamman.se/att-proteste...
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For those of you in Scotland, come along to the launch of Race and the Scottish Enlightenment at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social! Bruce and I will be introducing the book, and we’re thrilled to be joined by the formidable Colin Kidd, Thomas Ahnert, Matthew D Eddy, Rosi Carr and Ian Stewart. Programme⬇️
Book launch: "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History, 1750-1820" (Yale UP)
Wed 29 Oct, 16:45-20:00, including drinks
Featuring a host of IASH alumni, this event celebrates the new volume by Linda Andersson Burnett & Bruce Buchan.
raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk
Wed 29 Oct, 16:45-20:00, including drinks
Featuring a host of IASH alumni, this event celebrates the new volume by Linda Andersson Burnett & Bruce Buchan.
raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk
Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: Book Launch and Discussion
Join authors Bruce Buchan and Linda Andersson Burnett to celebrate "Race and the Scottish Enlightenment: A Colonial History 1750-1820".
raceandthescottishenlightenment.eventbrite.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
For those of you in Scotland, come along to the launch of Race and the Scottish Enlightenment at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social! Bruce and I will be introducing the book, and we’re thrilled to be joined by the formidable Colin Kidd, Thomas Ahnert, Matthew D Eddy, Rosi Carr and Ian Stewart. Programme⬇️
Israeli historian Omer Bartov explains how he used to oppose an academic boycott of Israel, but has changed his mind in the last two years. From 00:58 onward.
Genozid-Forscher Omer Bartov über Gaza, Israel & den Westen - Jung & Naiv: Folge 784
YouTube video by Jung & Naiv
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October 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Israeli historian Omer Bartov explains how he used to oppose an academic boycott of Israel, but has changed his mind in the last two years. From 00:58 onward.
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
Israel måste släppa Greta Thunberg och resten av den svenska gisslan. De har ingen rätt att kapa fartyg och röva bort andra länders medborgare på internationellt vatten. Att göra det under vapenhot är ingen förmildrande omständighet.
October 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Israel måste släppa Greta Thunberg och resten av den svenska gisslan. De har ingen rätt att kapa fartyg och röva bort andra länders medborgare på internationellt vatten. Att göra det under vapenhot är ingen förmildrande omständighet.
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Mest lästa nyheten i The Guardian är om den Israeliska behandlingen av Greta Thunberg. I svenska medier så här långt mestadels tyst. Hur är det ens möjligt?
October 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Mest lästa nyheten i The Guardian är om den Israeliska behandlingen av Greta Thunberg. I svenska medier så här långt mestadels tyst. Hur är det ens möjligt?
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““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+
The Swedish UPPSALA DECLARATION now has 2,557 signatories. The EUROPEAN DECLARATION is catching up with 2,458 from EU/EEA/UK/CH. All signatories refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Swedish UPPSALA DECLARATION now has 2,557 signatories. The EUROPEAN DECLARATION is catching up with 2,458 from EU/EEA/UK/CH. All signatories refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
The European Declaration of Conscientious Objection is live and has surpassed 1,600 signatories. I have signed and you should sign too.
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
September 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The European Declaration of Conscientious Objection is live and has surpassed 1,600 signatories. I have signed and you should sign too.
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
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Just signed the European Declaration of Conscientious Objection to end academic collaborations and bilateral agreements with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law.
Colleagues in European academia are more than welcome to do the same (via the link below)!
Colleagues in European academia are more than welcome to do the same (via the link below)!
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
September 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just signed the European Declaration of Conscientious Objection to end academic collaborations and bilateral agreements with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law.
Colleagues in European academia are more than welcome to do the same (via the link below)!
Colleagues in European academia are more than welcome to do the same (via the link below)!
Reposted by Petter Hellström
To all European colleagues in higher education, please consider signing the European declaration of conscientious objection.
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
September 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
To all European colleagues in higher education, please consider signing the European declaration of conscientious objection.
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Den förstörelse av det palestinska samhället som just nu kulminerar inför öppen ridå har pågått ända sedan 1948, när Palestinas infödda befolkning fördrevs för att ge plats åt judiska överlevare från Europa.
www.dn.se/kultur/pette...
www.dn.se/kultur/pette...
Petter Hellström: Gaza kan snart vara historia – vart ska överlevarna ta vägen?
Den svenska debatten om Gaza vittnar om en utbredd förnekelse av verkligheten. Men ansvaret faller tungt på Europa, skriver Petter Hellström.
www.dn.se
August 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Den förstörelse av det palestinska samhället som just nu kulminerar inför öppen ridå har pågått ända sedan 1948, när Palestinas infödda befolkning fördrevs för att ge plats åt judiska överlevare från Europa.
www.dn.se/kultur/pette...
www.dn.se/kultur/pette...
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...