The City University of New York (CUNY) has removed a job advertisement for a Palestinian studies professor following pressure from the state.
In the job listing, now marked as expired, CUNY’s Hunter College wrote that the institution is seeking “a historically grounded scholar who takes a critical lens to issues pertaining to Palestine including but not limited to: settler colonialism, genocide, human rights, apartheid, migration, climate and infrastructure devastation, health, race, gender, and sexuality.”
The listing also emphasized that college is open to “diverse theoretical and methodological approaches” in teaching the subject.
The ad quickly drew condemnation from pro-Israel groups and individuals who criticized its language as demonizing Israel and Israeli Jews. The objections were first reported by The New York Post….