CUNY Law is suspending student commencement speakers in wake of anti-Israel fiasco

[Kamaji]

CUNY Law is suspending student commencement speakers in wake of anti-Israel fiasco

By Jackie Salo
Published Oct. 6, 2023

CUNY Law has eliminated student speakers from next year’s commencement, months after a hate-filled speech sparked broad condemnation and an ensuing PR nightmare, The Post has learned.

The move from the school, which has been under ongoing pressure to rehab its battered image following a fiery, anti-Israel commencement speech from CUNY Law grad Fatima Mousa Mohammed.

The change, however, has been met with mixed reactions by the Jewish community.

“It’s a great step in trying to combat hate speech at the law school – that they’re changing the process to make sure that what happened in the last two years won’t happen again,” Councilwoman Inna Vernikov told The Post, after learning about the measure from her meeting with CUNY board of trustees chairman Bill Thompson last month. “They’re trying to make a statement that the university won’t sanction that kind of speech.”

CUNY has been embroiled in a fierce probe over its alleged antisemitic culture, allowed a vitriolic speech during which Mohammed infamously claimed Israel was guilty of indiscriminately killing Palestinians during her May address.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/10/06/cuny-law-is-suspending-student-commencement-speakers-in-wake-of-anti-israel-fiasco/

[PeteS in CA]

Maybe Barney could be a speaker. He's a Dinosaur-of-Color. Have the Teletubbies bouncing around behind him, they're ????-of-Color.

[Kamaji]

Maybe Barney could be a speaker. He's a Dinosaur-of-Color. Have the Teletubbies bouncing around behind him, they're ????-of-Color.