anti-Israel statements

University of Illinois board formally rejects Salaita appointment

The University of Illinois board of trustees formally voted not to hire controversial professor Steven Salaita, whose anti-Israel tweets spurred university administrators to revoke the offer of a faculty position.

September 12, 2014 6:59 am

Prof denied post at Illinois over Israel tweets threatens to sue

A professor whose job offer at the University of Illinois was rescinded following anti-Israel tweets demanded that the offer be reinstated.

September 9, 2014 5:50 pm

U. of Illinois defends revocation of job offer to scholar who ripped Israel

Officials from the University of Illinois publicly defended their decision to revoke a job offer to a scholar who had harshly criticized Israel on Twitter.

August 25, 2014 4:12 pm