Overview
- Beinart said speaking at TAU was a “serious mistake,” acknowledging he let a desire for dialogue override solidarity with Palestinians who call for boycotting Israeli institutions.
- He appeared Tuesday in a conversation titled “Trump, Israel and the Future of American Democracy,” and organizers said he assured them he would stick to the agreed topic.
- PACBI publicly condemned the event, said it had urged him privately to cancel, and labeled Tel Aviv University complicit in Israeli abuses.
- Im Tirtzu’s CEO pressed TAU’s president to cancel the talk, accusing Beinart of rejecting Israel’s legitimacy and advocating sanctions.
- Beinart has reiterated support for many forms of boycott and for restricting U.S. arms under the Leahy Law, and reports said he was also scheduled to speak at Hebrew University later in the week.