Rutgers pulls graduation speaker after his anti-Israel social media posts allegedly drew student backlash ^30.2%

Fox News - By Taylor Penley - 5/6/2026, 10:04 PM

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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... more