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Nobel Laureate Michael Woodford Initiated Letter Against Israel's Gaza Policies

Nobel laureate Michael Woodford initiated a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in summer 2025, opposing Israel's "starvation policy" in Gaza. The letter, signed by 25 economists including 15 Nobel laureates, criticized the concentration of Gazans in crowded camps.

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What happened

  1. 01Nobel laureate Michael Woodford initiated a letter to PM Netanyahu opposing Israel's Gaza policies.
  2. 02The letter, sent in summer 2025, criticized Israel's "starvation policy" in Gaza.
  3. 03Fifteen of the 25 signatories on the letter are already Nobel laureates.
  4. 04The letter also opposed the concentration of Gazans in crowded camps.
  5. 05The letter has gained a reputation as a "talisman for winning the Nobel Prize in Economics."

The letter has gained a notable reputation among economists.

Translated and summarized by baba from Haaretz, the latest report. Read Haaretz’s original

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