Why did Israeli extremist Ben-Gvir speak at Yale? | Arwa Mahdawi

An organization called Shabtai hosted far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for a talk at Yale on Wednesday night .

The event was sponsored by Cory Booker , Cory Booker and New Haven rabbi Shmully Hecht .

Yale has not issued a clear condemnation of the event, but it has enough ties to the university that it is effectively endorsing one of the most extremist politicians in Israel , writes Frida Ghitis .

Earlier this week a performance by R&B star Kehlani at Cornell University in New York State was cancelled, with the university’s president saying the booking of the singer had “injected division and discord” at Cornell because of her stance on Israel .

On cable news, Palestinian perspectives are routinely ignored, says Arwa Mahdawi .