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Extremist Website Posts Bounties — Up to $100,000 — on Israeli Academics Worldwide

An organization calling itself the Punishment for Justice Movement has reportedly posted online bounties of up to $100,000 for the killing of Israeli academics and published their personal details. Targets include scholars at major Israeli universities and international institutions such as Harvard, Oxford and CERN affiliates. Some named researchers deny military involvement and are calling for stronger protective and investigative actions to safeguard academics and their families.

12:39 PM, 11/23/2025Security
Extremist Website Posts Bounties — Up to $100,000 — on Israeli Academics Worldwide

An organization calling itself the Punishment for Justice Movement has posted online bounties reportedly offering up to $100,000 for the killing of Israeli academics and published personal contact details for those named. The listings include home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers.

The individuals singled out include faculty at Israeli institutions such as Ben‑Gurion University of the Negev, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University and the Technion in Haifa, as well as academics affiliated with foreign institutions including Harvard, Oxford and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).

Published reward tiers reportedly ranged from $100,000 for so‑called “special targets” to $50,000 for other named individuals. The site also listed smaller payments for related actions: $20,000 to set fire to a target’s home or car, $5,000 for information about a target and $1,000 to place protest signs outside someone’s residence.

The website, written in English and said to have been established last summer and hosted from the Netherlands, briefly went offline before returning. On the site the group accuses the named academics of collaborating with the Israeli military and of involvement in crimes against Palestinians, language that the group says justifies its list of “legitimate targets.”

Several researchers named on the list have denied any participation in military projects. Some affiliated with CERN said the site’s authors appeared to have misinterpreted references to “nuclear” work. Two academics told reporters they did not receive any prior warning from the group.

One named academic urged that government agencies pursue comprehensive protective and investigative measures, warning that placing targets on people’s heads endangers not only the academics themselves but also their families.

“I don’t give a damn,” said an Oxford computer science professor who was named by the list, dismissing the threats as the work of “nutcases.” He added he was more offended than frightened by the relatively low bounty placed on his head.

Security experts say that posting personal information alongside explicit threats is a tactic intended to intimidate and to encourage violent acts by third parties. Authorities and advocacy groups have been urged to investigate the site, trace its operators and take steps to protect those targeted.

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