Thousands of Israeli academics sign petition to urge safe return of hostages More than 6,500 Israeli academics and teachers, along with students' parents, signed a petition on Monday evening demanding that the Israeli government ensure the return of hostages in Gaza, even at the cost of ending the fighting. France24's Kethevane Gorjestani speaks to Associate Professor Yair Furstenberg from the Talmud Department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.