Harry Pettit

Harry George Pettit (born 1991) is a British political activist and a social geographer. As a geographer, he specializes in urban geography, social geography, and the dynamics of job insecurity in Egypt.

During his tenure as a lecturer at Radboud University Nijmegen, Pettit came to public attention several times due to his controversial public statements regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. These statements, which resulted in his dismissal, sparked debates in the Netherlands concerning academic freedom, freedom of expression, hate speech, and antisemitism. Further statements of similar nature, including posts praising the late Iranian leader Ali Khamenei led the Vrije Universiteit Brussel to withdraw its offer of employment to Pettit.