A professor in New York City has been fired for making anti-Israel remarks after previously being caught on camera holding a machete to a reporter’s neck. Shellyne Rodriguez, 47, was terminated by Cooper Union, with the college citing a social media post she made about ‘Zionists’ as the reason for her dismissal. Although it remains unclear which specific posts or comments led to her firing, Rodriguez had previously participated in a CUNY for Palestine panel where she allegedly made antisemitic remarks. She also shared a flyer on Instagram that depicted a pro-Israel event covered with cockroaches. While a pro-Palestinian student group condemned Rodriguez’s firing as an “intense escalation of repression,” others, including Jewish students at Cooper Union, expressed relief at her termination. Rodriguez’s history of controversial behavior includes a recorded incident at Hunter College last year where she used profanity while criticizing students who had organized a pro-life table. She later pleaded guilty to harassment and menacing in connection with the attack on the reporter.
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US Professor terminated for anti-Israel remarks and verbal assault on journalist.
