A prominent Cornell law professor is demanding a civil rights investigation into allegations that one of his colleagues attempted to exclude an Israeli student from a course on the Gaza Strip .

Earlier this week, Cornell University confirmed that it suspended Eric Cheyfitz, a professor of American studies and humane letters, “who admitted to actions that violated federal civil rights laws and fell short of the university’s expectations for student interactions,” per a spokesperson for the Ivy League School.

Specifically, Cheyfitz, who is Jewish and a well-known anti-Israel activist on campus, allegedly told an Israeli student that they were not welcome in his course on Gaza, prompting a complaint, according to a report from Jewish Insider . 3

“If it is true that he removed a

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