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Cornell Daily Sun Retracts Controversial Artwork Amid Backlash

10/24/2025

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The Cornell Daily Sun faced backlash after publishing a professor's artwork depicting a bloodied Star of David and a Nazi SS symbol on a Palestinian figure, and retracted it shortly after publication.
Law professor William Jacobson described the graphic as reflective of 'Holocaust inversion' and offensive.
Professor Karim-Aly Kassam, who authored the accompanying op-ed, expressed regret over the interpretation of his work.

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The Cornell Daily Sun faced backlash after publishing a professor's artwork depicting a bloodied Star of David and a Nazi SS symbol on a Palestinian figure, and retracted it shortly after publication.
Law professor William Jacobson described the graphic as reflective of 'Holocaust inversion' and offensive.
Professor Karim-Aly Kassam, who authored the accompanying op-ed, expressed regret over the interpretation of his work.