Arizona State University

US university demands Palestinian academic not criticise Israel in speech

Palestinian academic Hatem Bazian says Arizona State University asked him to sign a contract in which he pledges not to criticise Israel at a university event [File photo] MEMO | March 9, 2018 Arizona State University is reported to have asked Palestinian academic Hatem Bazian to sign a contract in which he pledges not to […]

Arizona State University Asks Palestinian Academic to Sign Contract Not to Criticize Israel

Arizona State University is reported to have asked Palestinian academic Hatem Bazian to sign a contract in which he pledges not to criticise Israel at an event organized by the Muslim Students’ Association next month.
Chair of American Muslims for Palestine and lecturer at the University of California at Berkeley, Bazian said Arizona State University asked him to sign the university’s speaker agreement which included a clause that prohibits criticising Israel or engaging with the BDS movement.