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Peter Woit

What Peter Woit thinks about politics

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Mathematician and Senior Lecturer in the Mathematics department at Columbia University. Author of the book Not Even Wrong and of the long-running physics blog of the same name.

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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Peter Woit has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingIsrael's actions in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon amount to ethnic cleansing and genocide.

    Their wordsthis is all about support for the ongoing Israeli campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide, which continues with daily slaughter of civilians and demolitions of their homes and communities in Gaza, the West Bank, and now southern Lebanon.

    ↗The Situation at Columbia XXXVIImath.columbia.edu 1st of 3 in this piece

  3. Our readingThe current US government uses false antisemitism accusations to damage and control institutions it views as enemies.

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    Their wordsThe Fascist regime now ruling the US both enables this and has effectively used bogus accusations of "antisemitism" to damage and exert control over prominent institutions they consider to be enemies.

    ↗The Situation at Columbia XXXVIImath.columbia.edu 2nd of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingFraming anti-genocide protests as antisemitic and unsafe began under the Biden administration, not Trump's.

    Their wordsThe campaign to paint anti-genocide demonstrations as "antisemitic", violent and threatening to people's "safety" began not under Trump but under the Biden administration.

    ↗The Situation at Columbia XXXVIImath.columbia.edu 3rd of 3 in this piece