Two Jewish advocacy groups have asked the IRS to probe whether CUNY Law School violated its tax-exempt status after one of its graduates delivered a widely condemned “hate speech” at commencement.
The federal tax agency should review whether the school is engaging in political or lobbying activities that would violate the non-profit status currently held by the City University of New York, wrote the National Jewish Advocacy Center and International Legal Forum to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on June 2.
The city law school has faced sharp backlash after 2023 law graduate Fatima Mousa Mohammed accused Israel of indiscriminately murdering Palestinians during her May 12 speech. She also ripped the NYPD as “fascist” while calling for a “revolution” to take on the legal system’s “white supremacy.” National Jewish Advocacy Center director Mark Goldfeder and International Legal Forum CEO and lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky wrote in their letter to Werfel that the speech has been denounced by numerous elected and civic leaders because of its “extremist rhetoric, divisive nature and explicit display of anti-Semitism.
“CUNY’s clearly identifiable pattern of hosting speakers who express anti-Israel sentiments or criticize Israeli policies reveals a systematic effort to influence public opinion and shape political discourse,” the letter states, noting that Mohammed mentioned CUNY faculty’s endorsement of BDS in her speech.
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