Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has suspended a lecturer who made inflammatory remarks about the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), including claiming that soldiers are 'taught to murder Palestinian children.' The lecturer, Dr. Sebastian Ben Daniel, has been suspended pending a full investigation. Over a thousand students requested his suspension after his comments were highlighted in the media. The university stated that it condemns the remarks and emphasized that they were not made in his academic role. The lecturer has published an apology letter, accusing 'political actors' of stifling freedom of speech.