Singer Kehlani dropped from Cornell concert for 'antisemitic' sentiments

Kehlani Performance at Cornell University Canceled Over Singer’s Pro-Palestine Comments

A scheduled performance from Kehlani at Cornell University in New York State has been canceled, with the university’s president issuing a statement on behalf of a divided student body. The school confirmed their decision to remove Kehlani was due to her making what were felt to be “antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments.” Kehlani was due to perform at Slope Day, an annual Cornell tradition that celebrates the close of the academic year. President…

Singer Kehlani dropped from Cornell concert for 'antisemitic' sentiments

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Cornell University Cancels Kehlani Concert Over Pro-Palestinian Remarks

Kehlani, an artist who has publicly supported Palestinians, will no longer perform at a scheduled Cornell University concert next month. The institution’s president, Michael I. Kotlikoff, announced the cancellation of the May 7 event, part of the school’s “Slope Day” celebration after the last day of classes, in an open letter on Thursday. In it, he alleged the R&B singer, who uses she and they pronouns, “espoused antisemitic, anti-Israel sentim…

R&B star Kehlani dropped from Cornell concert for ‘antisemitic' sentiments

Cornell University has canceled a performance by R&B star Kehlani after complaints to the Ivy League school’s president that she expressed antisemitic and anti-Israel sentiments. Kehlani was scheduled to perform next month as the headliner at an annual celebration at the upstate New York school called Slope Day. But President Michael Kotlikoff said Wednesday he was rescinding the invitation because it has...

R&B singer Kehlani barred from Cornell performance over pro-Palestine comments

University president says popular US singer was felt to have made ‘antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments’, after she made statements including ‘long live the intifada’A performance by R&B star Kehlani at Cornell University in New York State has been cancelled, with the university’s president saying the booking of the singer had “injected division and discord” at Cornell, due to her making what were felt to be “antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments”.…

Cornell Cancels Kehlani Performance Over Her Stance on the War in Gaza

The R&B singer’s outspoken support for Palestinians had drawn criticism on the campus and beyond. Some students expressed disappointment at the cancellation.