Pro-Israel Cornell University students slammed their school for hiring an anti-Israel singer to perform at its end-of-the-year concert in May.
Pro-Israel Cornell University students are slamming their school for hosting an upcoming concert featuring a famous anti-Israel R&B artist.
As reported by The Washington Free Beacon, outraged students signed a petition calling on Cornell to un-invite musician Kehlani from performing at the school’s annual «Slope Day» concert on May 7. Kehlani has shared multiple anti-Israel messages in her music and on her social media pages in recent years, including a call for an «intifada.»
«The fact that the university would allow for students to bring in a performer with views that actively call for violence to an event where she is supposed to represent all students makes me feel like I am not a respected member of this community», the petition stated.
Cornell University announced earlier this month that the Grammy-nominated artist would be headlining the concert, an annual, end-of-the-year show put on by a student-run board and funded through a Student Activities Fee that all undergraduate students must pay.
The fee for the 2024-2025 school year is $384 per student and is expected to rise to $424 for the next academic year, the Free Beacon reported.
