Cornell University is facing calls to fire a professor who declared he was 'exhilarated' by the deadly surprise Hamas attack on Israeli civilians, the latest U.S. college grappling with outrage over pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activism on its campus.
Students walk along Ho Plaza at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, after the university abruptly shut down all campus activities on Tuesday. Lines stretch around the block for testing sites, refrigerated morgue trucks are being ordered, …Cornell University is facing calls to fire a professor who declared he was “exhilarated” by the deadly surprise Hamas attack on Israeli civilians, the latest U.S.
She and Cornell Board of Trustees Chairman Kraig Kayser followed up Tuesday with a message that named Mr. Rickford and said the university is “taking this incident seriously and is currently reviewing it consistent with our procedures.” “Join us tomorrow in the commons with local based groups to demand an end to the genocide and occupation,” said the group’s post on Instagram.
In his Sunday comments, Mr. Rickford said he abhorred violence and targeting civilians, but still found the Hamas attack “energizing.”
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