Film Screening About Israel And Palestine Causes Controversy At UPenn

By Aziza Shuler, CBS Philadelphia

November 28, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The screening of a film about Israel and Palestine is causing controversy on campus at the University of Pennsylvania.

Penn Chavurah, a progressive Jewish student group at UPenn, says they've had this documentary screening planned since July. They were hoping to discuss the relationship between Israel and Jewish identity.

However, right now UPenn believes the current political climate is not fit for this conversation. Self-proclaimed progressive Jewish students at UPenn are fighting to screen the film on campus.

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