Hamas-backing professor UC Berkeley event October 7 anniversary
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What happened
- UC Berkeley confirmed that pro-Palestine student group Students for Justice in Palestine booked former Columbia professor Mohamed Abdou to speak via Zoom the day before October 7 anniversary.
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- Abdou posted on social media days after October 7 attacks that he is "with Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad," leading to his firing from Columbia.
- In prior talks, Abdou made anti-American statements and encouraged audiences to seek martyrdom in service of Islam.
- UC Berkeley declined to cancel the event, saying it would not do so "based on fears or expectations," while acknowledging Jewish community members would find the rhetoric upsetting.
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Who reported it first
Bloomberg.com · Oct 3, 3:12 PM UTC