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May 9, 2011

CUNY Expected to Reverse Decision to Block Honorary Degree for Tony Kushner 
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The City University of New York's board of trustees is meeting today and
is expected to reverse its decision to block an honorary degree to the
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner over his
support for Palestinian human rights. CUNY has come under widespread
criticism since voting to shelve the honor after one board member cited
Kushner’s critical views of Israeli government policies. CUNY trustee
Jeff Wiesenfeld has led the campaign against Kushner. In an interview
with the New York Times, Wiesenfeld criticized a reporter for suggesting
there is a moral equivalence between Palestinians and Israelis.
Wiesenfeld said, “People who worship death for their children are not
human.”



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