Berkeley Professor Suspended for Speaking, Unlike Genocidaires
The New Arab reports a Berkeley professor, Peyrin Kao, finds a surge of support after being suspended over Gaza-related statements. This outrage echoes previous crackdowns on academic speech, such as when Professor Marc Lamont Hill was fired from CNN (not the university) in 2018 for a speech supportive of Palestinian rights. While academics are penalized for speech, figures like Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, who's openly stated Israeli goals that critics argue amount to ethnic cleansing, receive hero's welcomes and billions in US aid. The concern for 'hate speech' appears remarkably selective, focusing on critics rather than the architects of policies causing mass civilian death. Convenient, isn't it?