New York Governor Kathy Hochul has planned to fill in plans to fill in a professorial post at City University of New York (CUNY) Conxtall College of Palestine Studies.
“Governor Hochul has directed Cuny to immediately remove this job and conduct a thorough review of the positions to ensure that anti-Semitic theory is not promoted in the classroom,” Governor's spokesman said. I told the New York Post.
“The governor continues to strongly condemn all forms of anti-Semitism, revealing that all sorts of hateful rhetoric is nowhere to be found in Knye or in New York.”
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul will speak at Dutch Broadway Elementary School in Elmont, New York on May 9, 2023. (Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM Getty Images)
The outlet reported that a post to Hunter College, a component of the university, has since been deleted, but there are still screenshots detailing its location.
“We are looking for historically grounded scholars who will employ key lenses for issues related to Palestine, such as settler colonialism, genocide, human rights, apartheid, migration, climate, infrastructure devastation, health, race, gender, sexuality, and more.
The post went on to explain that faculty duties would have included “research, education and service to the department and university.”
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Pro-Palestinian protesters walked from Columbia University to Hunter College to protest at local universities and universities, continuing in New York City on May 6, 2024. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Hochul's office and Cuny for comment, but has not yet received a response.
Cuny's Chancellor Felix Matos and council chair William Thompson told the Post in a joint statement that he “strongly agreed” with Hochul's decision, saying he “points to have found this.” [posting’s] Linguistic divisive, polarised, inappropriate. ”
“Cuny will work with the governor and other stakeholders to tackle anti-Semitism on campus and combat hatred in all its forms,” they added.
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Anti-Semitic concerns have dominated the education space ever since Hamas terrorists launched a catastrophic and shocking attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 civilians and pushing the area into a long war.
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Palestine and anti-Israel protests erupted constantly at U.S. universities for the next few months, with instigators yelling demands for a ceasefire and fierce opposition to Israel.
