Cornell’s slippery Slope Day: At the end of each school year, thousands of Cornell undergraduates flock to Ho Plaza to enjoy a concert that has featured A-list headliners.
This year’s featured entertainment, the singer Kehlani, isn’t bringing the fun. Pro-Israel students and parents are outraged over the selection of the R&B artist, who has called for “intifada” and said, “It’s f— Israel, it’s f— Zionism, and it’s also f— a lot of y’all too,” and posted statements to Instagram like, “DISMANTLE ISRAEL. ERADICATE ZIONISM,” “Long live resistance in all of its forms,” and “No one should feel comfortable or safe until Zionism is extinguished.”
Cornell president Michael Kotlikoff acknowledged concerns from the student group Cornellians for Israel—but said it’s too late to make a change. The university was not aware of Kehlani’s statements when it first began negotiations for the performance in October, he said, and there’s…
