Gov. Hochul orders CUNY remove Hunter College Palestinian Studies job posting, calls for probe into antisemitic theories

Gov.Kathy Hochul ordered the City University of New York to immediately shut down a “Palestinian Studies” professorship posting at Hunter College that critics argued promotes hateful instruction that demonizes Israel.

The governor also directed CUNY to probe the taxpayer-funded Upper East Side institution “to ensure that antisemitic theories are not promoted in the classroom,” her office said in a Tuesday night statement.In the job listing, the four-year CUNY college stated: “We seek a historically grounded scholar who takes a critical lens to issues pertaining to Palestine including but not limited to: settler colonialism, genocide, human rights, apartheid, migration, climate and infrastructure devastation, health, race, gender, and sexuality.” Hochul and CUNY responded Tuesday night to the outrage from Jewish watchdog groups over the posting.

“Governor Hochul has directed CUNY to immediately remove this job posting and conduct a thorough review of the position to ensure that antisemitic theories are not promoted in the classroom,” a Hochul spokesperson told The Post.“The Governor has continued to strongly condemn all forms of antisemitism and has made clear that hateful rhetoric of any kind has no place at CUNY or anywhere in New York State.”The job listing has since been removed from CUNY’s website.Critics said the alarming job description peddles antisemitism and is akin to courses offered in the Nazi-era, which ascribed all the world’s crimes to the Jewish population.The Manhattan college, in its posting, said it was open to “diverse theoretical and methodical approaches” to teaching the contentious course.CUNY officials “strongly agreed” with Hochul’s decision to remove the job listing, calling the language divisive, polarizing and inappropriate.“We find this language divisive, polarizing and inappropriate and strongly agree with Governor Hochul’s direction to remove this posting, which we have ensured Hunter College ha...