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Cornell president’s leaked criticism of Gaza class prompts new row over academic freedom

JL;DR SUMMARY Cornell University's interim Jewish president, Michael Kotlikoff, has come under fire from academic groups for criticizing a new course entitled "Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance," taught by pro-Palestinian Jewish professor Eric Cheyfitz. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaAcademic FreedomIsrael Palestinian ConflictCornell UniversityAaupEric CheyfitzMichael KotlikoffMiddle East Studies AssociationControversial CourseAcademic Scrutiny

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Cornell, New York, United States
"In the email, Kotlikoff expressed his objections to a new course entitled Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance, scheduled to be taught next term by Jewish professor Eric Cheyfitz, a pro-Palestinian activist who teaches in the schools American Indian and Indigenous Studies program."
Palestinian Territories
"Representatives of the American Association of University Professors and the Middle East Studies Association. The episode is the latest instance of campus scrutiny over Israel shifting from protests to the classroom, more than a year removed from the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks that launched the war in Gaza."
Israel
"Both organizations pressed Kotlikoff who replaced Cornells previous Jewish president Martha Pollack earlier this year after Pollack stepped down, citing stress over campus tensions around Israel and Gaza to apologize to Cheyfitz."

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