San Francisco State University's Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies (AMED) program has attracted controversy for hosting Palestinian terrorist figures as guest speakers. The program organized a trip for students to meet a convicted Hamas financier and a notorious airplane hijacker, which has resulted in lawsuits from Jewish students and condemnation of the campus's climate. Closely associated with pro-Hamas groups, AMED's director, Rabab Abdulhadi, has generated heightened scrutiny, particularly in light of federal threats to withdraw funding if Jewish student protections are not enforced.
San Francisco State University's AMED program sponsored speakers with ties to Palestinian terrorism, prompting lawsuits from Jewish students and national scrutiny for antisemitism.
The university faced criticism for sending students to meet a convicted Hamas financier and the first female airplane hijacker in the name of liberation.
Rabab Abdulhadi, director of AMED, has connections to pro-Hamas groups and expressed support for the PFLP, which is recognized as a terrorist organization.
The controversy intensifies amid threats by the Trump administration to cut federal funding for universities that do not protect Jewish students.
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