Calls to Defund CUNY Law Grow After Anti-Israel Commencement Speech

Pro-Israel groups and Jewish allies are calling for the City University of New York's (CUNY) public law school to lose its funding after a graduating student accused Israel of "indiscriminately raining bullets and bombs" on Palestinians during her commencement speech. The speech also attacked the "fascist" NYPD and U.S. military, claimed laws are "white supremacy," and called for the dismantling of capitalism. Jewish groups and allies widely condemned the speech, with some accusing the speaker of "trading in antisemitic tropes" while others demanded CUNY Law lose its taxpayer funding for hosting the event.