Rutgers pulls convocation speaker amid social-media controversy over Israel

Rutgers University canceled alumnus Rami Elghandour's planned convocation address at the School of Engineering after officials cited an April social-media post accusing Israel of genocide and other inflammatory claims, saying the move was to maintain a celebratory environment. Elghandour and supporters call it viewpoint discrimination against his Palestinian advocacy; he says he will record and share his address. CAIR-NJ condemned the decision as a restriction on free expression on campus.