Princeton Fetes an Anti-Semite

The university was all in on antiracism. Sorry, Jews. Princeton University / Getty Images

Princeton University has revealed the secrets to turning campus paragons and censors around with a dust-up “antiracism” to champions of freedom speech

The controversy stems from the decision of the English department to host the anti-Semite for its Edward Said Memorial Lecture. Mohammed El-Kurd. There is no reason to know him. As “Palestine correspondent” For The NationHis slanders against the Jewish people and the Jewish government, including his claim that Israelis were a terrorist group, have earned him a lot of attention. “harvest organs” List of martyred Palestinians “feed their warriors.”

On stage at Princeton—after university professor Zahid Chaudhary heralded him as a “truth teller,” according to audio of the remarks reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon—El-Kurd told the crowd that Palestinians have no choice but to resort to violence against Israelis. “What else would you do if there is an occupying power in your backyard beating the shit out of your family? Of course you’re gonna throw stones,” He said it to loud applause. “I can just see that as a headline: ‘Of course you’re gonna throw stones.'”

Princeton is permitted to honor and celebrate El-Kurd’s work, but he can also be considered a bigot or a moron.

His presence on campus and his reception from some of the school’s professors, administrators is difficult to reconcile to their devotion. “antiracism.” In a Statement Jeff Dolven has signed an act as acting department chairman. The English department has also pledged “to investigate racist beliefs and practices with rigor and compassion.” Christopher Eisgruber, Princeton president, struck a similar note. PrincetoniansIn the wake of George Floyd’s assassination in 2020, “We all have a responsibility to stand up against racism, wherever and whenever we encounter it.”

Dolven is now more catholic after being pressured by El-Kurd to accept him. “always granted great autonomy to faculty in making invitations,” He , adding, “This openness also means that the department as a whole does not issue statements. It is an important principle for us that neither I nor anyone else among us attempts to speak for a diverse collective.”

That’s a good question.

Dolven, a Princeton senior Adam Hoffman, stated that he would not condone violence against Israelis in an email exchange. He declined to share his views.

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