US lawmakers blast NYC public colleges for anti-Zionist commencement event

The law school’s commencement speaker, pro-Palestinian activist Fatima Mohammed, dedicated much of her speech to criticism of Israel.

She accused the Jewish state of “indiscriminate” murder, encouraging “lynch mobs” and lauded resistance to “Zionism around the world.”

She said “investors” at the college had stifled criticism of the Jewish state.

She also lauded opposition to “Zionism around the world… by any means necessary.”

The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, which partners with CUNY to boost Jewish life on campus, called the speech antisemitic.

CUNY Law released a video of the speech on Thursday, after refusing to make the clip public after the May 12 commencement address.

The law school made the video available after the Council on American-Islamic Relations and pro-Palestinian media and activists accused the university of stifling activists.

The speech marked the second consecutive year that the law school’s commencement speaker dedicated much of their address to anti-Israel rhetoric, and comes amid a years-long running battle over alleged widespread antisemitism in the city college system.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-lawmakers-blast-nyc-public-colleges-for-anti-zionist-commencement-event/