Her lawyers, including Hassan Jabareen of Adalah, called her detention "political" and a potential precedent for academic freedom and free speech in Israel.

During her arrest, she was strip-searched, denied food, water, and medication, and held overnight in a cold cell before being bailed the next day.

Some of her personal items were also confiscated.

Jabareen warned that this could set a dangerous precedent for any academic who goes against the consensus during wartime.

A Palestinian-Israeli woman, Shalhoub-Kevorkian, was arrested by Israeli police on suspicion of incitement to terrorism, violence, and racism.

However, a magistrate determined she did not pose a threat and released her.

Hundreds of Palestinian citizens of Israel have been arrested since the recent hostilities, with many detained for criticizing Israel.

All arrests related to freedom of speech issues require approval from Israel's attorney general.

Shalhoub-Kevorkian has been ordered to return for further questioning.

Her lawyer, Jabareen, stated that the arrest was intended to humiliate her and was illegal, leading to her release.

A professor named Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian was arrested in Israel, and her colleagues believe the arrest is an attempt to limit academic freedom and silence criticism.

The political situation in Israel is seen as not adhering to the rule of law.

International and local academics have condemned the arrest and signed letters in support of Shalhoub-Kevorkian, expressing concern over the attack on academic freedom in Israel.

Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, a professor at Hebrew University, currently occupies the bench in a court case.

Previously, she was briefly suspended and asked to resign in 2023 for calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and suggesting Israel could be guilty of genocide.

Despite her controversial statements, the university issued a statement supporting her right to free speech as a democratic country, and there is no place for her arrest based on her remarks.