CUNY profs allege retaliation for criticizing anti-Israel exhibitBy Matthew Sedacca
August 12, 2023
A pair of pro-Israel Borough of Manhattan Community College professors are under investigation by the school — for daring to publicly criticize its pro-Palestinian programming.
Assistant mathematics professor Avraham Goldstein and a colleague, who requested anonymity, spoke out over events organized by the school’s Social Justice and Equity Centers, which hosted a lecture in March that discussed “the structure of apartheid” in Israel and an exhibit featuring a display ripping it for “settler colonialism, military occupation, land theft, and ethnic cleansing.”
BMCC, which is part of the City University of New York system, apologized for the display, but last month, its Office of Compliance and Diversity told the professors they were being investigated for speaking to the press over the school’s March events.
“It is evident to me that this investigation against us is a retaliation by CUNY Administration for our activity — for us publicly complaining about the antisemitic events on BMCC campus, and for our complaints against those responsible for these events,” said Goldstein.
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https://nypost.com/2023/08/12/profs-claim-retaliation-over-palestine-display-complaints/
