Palestinians carry sacks of flour along al-Rashid Street in western Jabalia after humanitarian aid trucks entered northern Gaza Strip. Universities have cited the ICJ and ICC rulings on genocide, occupation and war crimes to explain their decisions. Photograph: Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images My university, Trinity College Dublin, decided not to renew institutional links or sign new research contracts with Israeli partners earlier this month. The decision was attacked by Israel’s supporters, concerned that the country is being cold-shouldered by international academia. Some worry that Israel will eventually be excluded from European Union research funding programmes. This, according...