Rutgers axes graduation speaker after anti-Israel social media posts allegedly drew student backlash

Israel

Rutgers University has pulled the plug on a planned graduation speaker after criticism of Israel sparked backlash, prompting the school to reverse course. The move came after Rami Elghandour, CEO of biotech company Arcellx and a university alumnus, used his social media account to accuse Israel of committing war crimes and offer other anti-Israel messages. Elghandour also served as the executive producer of a documentary about a young Palestinian girl who was killed by the Israel Defense Forces