Cornell president faces heated clash with protesters after Israel debate
TL;DR
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff confronted pro-Palestinian protesters who surrounded his car after an on-campus Israel-Palestine debate; Cornell released its own footage showing a tense parking-lot encounter and argued protesters harassed him, while Kotlikoff called the behavior harassment and intimidation aimed at silencing speech. The incident highlights ongoing campus tensions over Israel and comes amid Cornell’s protest-controls and a $60 million federal settlement over antisemitism allegations.
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