The planned April 23 event, which drew backlash from Jewish groups, was supposed to feature Leila Khaled, a Palestinian activist who participated in two airplane hijackings in 1969 and 1970 as a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The PFLP, which first popularized the use of airplane hijackings as a form of resistance against Israel, is currently designated as a terrorist group by the State Department. As recently as 2016, Khaled advocated for the use of violence as one of the tools for resistance.
Finding the right School in the Age of Campus Anti-Zionism
