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Cornell Professor Suspended Over Alleged Civil Rights Violation
9/29/2025
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- Eric Cheyfitz, Cornell Law School professor, is suspended after excluding Israeli student from Gaza course.
- Cornell says actions violate federal civil rights laws.
- William Jacobson says, if true, the allegations would be a civil rights violation and calls for independent probe.
- Cheyfitz is known for an anti-Israel stance and taught course 'Gaza, Indigeneity, Resistance,' criticized for bias and inaccuracies.
