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Former Columbia professor tells NYU students to learn from Hamas at off-campus event

JL;DR SUMMARY Mohamed Abdou, a former Columbia University professor, gave a controversial lecture organized by Shut it Down NYU, an unaffiliated student group, advocating for learning from Hamas and engaging in violence for the pro-Palestinian cause. 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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HamasMartyrdomFree SpeechViolenceCampus ActivismPro PalestinianNyuUniversity PolicyMohamed Abdou

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New York, United States
"students participate in a walkout during a national day of action called by the Students for Justice in Palestine at Washington Square park in New York on October 25, 2023."

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