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Rutgers disinvites commencement speaker over tweet claiming Israelis 'train dogs to sexually assault prisoners'

JL;DR SUMMARY Rutgers University has rescinded the invitation for Rami Elghandour, an alumnus and producer of an Oscar-nominated docudrama, to speak at the School of Engineering's commencement. 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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Jewish CommunitySocial MediaFirst AmendmentRutgers UniversityPalestinian ActivismUniversity PolicyCommencement SpeakerRami Elghandour

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Rutgers University, New Jersey, United States
"Administrators at Rutgers University have canceled a commencement speaker scheduled for next week, citing an inflammatory claim the speaker tweeted about Israel."
California, United States
"The tweet was a response to a post from California Rep. Ro Khanna advocating for cutting U.S. aid to Israel, which was itself a response to a post by AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby that has become a bogeyman in U.S. politics."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Rami Elghandour, a Rutgers alumnus and a producer of an Oscar-nominated docudrama about a Palestinian girl who died in Gaza, was set to deliver the speech at the universitys School of Engineering on May 15."
Israel
"The Associated Press was the first to report that Elghandours invitation had been rescinded and that the university said social media posts about Israel were the cause."
Michigan, United States
"The University of Michigans president apologized after faculty senate chair Derek Peterson praised pro-Palestinian student protesters during his speech on Saturday; Elghandour shared several posts in defense of Petersons speech."

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