Hunter College Activists Beat Back Pro-Israel Censors
We are living through a new wave of McCarthyism.
From the Harvard Law Review to Hollywood to hundreds of college campuses, hardly a day passes without more people being canceled for questioning Israel. So let’s take a moment to celebrate an important victory for free speech this week at CUNY-Hunter College where faculty and students shamed their campus president into reversing her decision to ban the screening of Israelism, a movie that explores young American Jews’ growing disenchantment with Israel.
Slammed by a Wave of Protest, Hunter College Reverses Israel Movie Cancellation
by John Tarleton
Shortly before the decision was announced, Hunter College professors Tami Gold and Sandor John and student journalist P.M. Campbell joined us on The Indypendent News Hour to discuss the free speech controversy that has engulfed their campus. To listen, click here.
Palestine Solidarity Night Report Back
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday at Starr Bar for Palestine Solidarity Night. The place was packed to the rafters. We screened Roadmap to Apartheid, had an amazing panel discussion led by The Indy’s Amba Guerguerian and several pro-Palestinian musicians who performed afterward. For the night, we raised $5,000 with the proceeds being divided between the Middle East Children’s Alliance and The Indypendent, which recently published a Palestine-Israel special edition.
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