Scientists demand CERN end cooperation with Israel

Over a thousand scientists have warned the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) of being complicit in "military and terroristic campaigns in the Middle East".

"As scientists, we cannot tolerate that the current state of war imposed by the Israeli government on Palestinians, alongside the unacceptable toll of lives and affront to human dignity, also compromises the continued peaceful collaboration of Israeli and Palestinian scientists between themselves, and with the rest of the community," the petition read. 

The intergovernmental organisation, which operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, admitted Israel as the Organization’s 21st member state in early January of 2014. 

Over 1000 physicists and scientists have demanded @CERN to take action for Gaza.

Their statement here https://t.co/gdJa7E9iMI

At link below, the expert opinion by Prof Alessandra Annoni & I, in support, on CERN legal obligations in relation to the OPt
https://t.co/f2AO8dGvlr pic.twitter.com/rxrSoYGMaU

— Luigi Daniele (@luigidaniele10) August 5, 2025