Universities are now at the center of societal debates about antisemitism, Islamophobia, and freedom of expression. Increasingly, voicing support for Palestinians is cast as antisemitism or as a form of support for terrorism. This panel examines the controversy from a critical perspective. What are the limits of pro-Palestinian speech? What do the constraints on pro-Palestine speech on campus portend for intellectual inquiry and research more generally?
Professor Sahar Aziz joined Professor Peter Beinart in a conversation at the University of Wisconsin addressing Islamophobia, antisemitism, and nationwide crackdowns on free speech on U.S. college campuses.