Cornell University chose to drop controversial anti-Israel performer Kelani off the slope after university president Michael Kotricov said the initial decision was “injected discord with the division.”
The university fired fire for inviting Kelani, known as “the sleazy Jews” to perform on Ivy League campus. As reported by Breitbart News, “Kehlani has a music video starting with ‘Long Live the Intifada’. This is an Arabic word in the Palestinian context and is understood to mean a civil uprising. ”
She also posts anti-Israel sentiment on social media, posting maps that completely eliminate the Israeli state. However, Cornell initially defended her decision to feature her. The headliner was “selected by the student-run Gradient Day Planning Commission following student polls,” said the spokesman.
“Kelani was chosen based on her popularity and her musical genre. She recently performed at Northeastern University without political expression or incident,” the spokesman added.
However, the backlash is so serious that the decision has been reversed by President Michael Kotrykov.
“Unfortunately, that wasn’t the intention, but Kelani’s choice as a headliner this year injected split and inconsistency on the slope day.” It is listedAccording to New York Post.
“In the days since Kerani was announced, we have heard serious concerns from our community that many people are angry, hurt, confused and confused. – Even if it’s full of hatred – But the University Gradient Day is “to integrate our community, not to divide it.”
Cornell student Amanda Silberstein, president of the school’s Chabad Center and vice president of Cornell for Israel Student Group, was initially among those who criticized the controversial choice.
“For universities that advocate inclusion and safety for all students, this decision is not only deaf, but deeply alienated,” Silverstein said.
“Inviting someone with such a deep, troubling anti-Semitism history, Cornell, the headline of one of our most well-known campus events, sends a message that Jews’ safety and happiness are negotiable,” she added.
