Anti-Israel Professor’s Firing Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’

Anti-Israel Professor’s Firing Sets ‘Very Dangerous Precedent’

“Americans have a constitutional right to scream the most hateful blather from the proverbial rooftops,” writes Peter Savodnik for *The Free Press*. (Images via @Dr_mauraf/X and Getty, illustration by *The Free Press*)

I don’t agree with Maura Finkelstein. But the Muhlenberg College professor is entitled to share her views on social media, writes Peter Savodnik.

By Peter Savodnik

10.03.24 — Israel

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On October 26, 2023, less than three weeks after terrorists murdered 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped another 250, Maura Finkelstein tweeted: “ISRAEL DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITS OCCUPATION.”

The tenured anthropology professor at Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, added: “BUT PALESTINIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND SELF-DET…

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