Cornell dumps anti-Israel performer

In April, Cornell University announced that Kehlani was going to headline Slope Day 2025.

The university was quickly called out based on the anti-Israel comments made by the entertainer, and now the school has decided to cut her from the lineup.

Big Announcement

Cornell was very excited to tout Kehlani as the headliner for the event, but the school did not do its homework.

The school touted her as the first female headliner of the event in 16 years.

For those of you not familiar, Slope Day is an annual festival at the school that is supposed to be about food, music, and celebrations.

What it really is, however, is an excuse for students to get obliterated on campus.

We Didn’t Know

After the pushback regarding Kehlani’s previous statements about Israel and Gaza, the school claimed it did not know anything about her stance on the matter, which is utterly ridiculous considering it has been all over the headlines.

If they knew enough to book her for the event, there is no way they were not aware of her comments. Some might even argue they booked her because of her comments.

School president Michael Kotlikoff stated, “We found out about the social media of this performer roughly three weeks ago.” The school further claimed it was “too late” to drop her due to how close the show event was.

He stated, “It’s too late to secure another performer that will be acceptable or appropriate for Slope Day.”

Cornell Caves

On Wednesday, three days after the school claimed it was too late to dump Kehlani, the school announced that it was going to drop her from the lineup.

Kotlikoff stated, “Unfortunately, although it was not the intention, the selection of Kehlani as this year’s headliner has injected division and discord into Slope Day. In the days since Kehlani was announced, I have heard grave concerns from our community that many are angry, hurt, and confused that Slope Day would feature a performer who has espoused antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments in performances, videos, and on social media.

“While any artist has the right in our country to express hateful views, Slope Day is about uniting our community, not dividing it.”

So, conservatives are now cheering at what they view is a huge win against the machine. This comes in the throes of another major battle with Trump and  Harvard, which is refusing to cave to pressure regarding antisemitism on campus.