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Cornell University Faces Pressure to Drop Kehlani from Slope Day Over Palestinian Advocacy
- Cornell University has canceled Kehlani's performance at Slope Day, citing that her selection has injected division and discord into the event, according to President Michael I. Kotlikoff's letter to students.
- Kotlikoff stated that students expressed feelings of being 'angry, hurt, and confused' by Kehlani's past support for Palestine, which contradicted the event's inclusive spirit.
- Kehlani's past advocacy included a music video that featured a Palestinian flag and a link to an Al Jazeera article on deceased children.
- Cornellians for Israel praised the cancellation, as it followed federal scrutiny related to antisemitism on campus.
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Cornell University cancelled a performance by R&B star Kehlani after receiving complaints to the president of the Ivy League school that she expressed anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli sentiments. Kehlani was scheduled to present himself next month as the head of the poster at the annual Slope Day celebration at the northern school in New York State. However, President Michael Kotlikoff stated on Wednesday that he was withdrawing the invitation beca…
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