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home pageLeila Khaled at the congress of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, in Ankara, Turkey, February 11, 2018 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)A planned speech by a Palestinian terrorist at a virtual event hosted by San Francisco State University suffered a setback Tuesday after Zoom reportedly pulled the plug on hosting the event amid a public outcry.Leila Khaled, who helped hijack an Israel-bound flight in 1969, was scheduled to give a speech on Wednesday as part of an event organized by the university’s Department of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies on “Teaching Palestine.”“In light of the speaker’s reported affiliation or membership in a U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization, and SFSU’s inability to confirm otherwise, we determined the meeting is in violation of Zoom’s Terms of Service and told SFSU they may not use Zoom for this particular event,” Zoom said in a statement to the The Lawfare Project legal aid organization.The group said it had threatened to take the virtual meeting platform to court over the webinar. It also credited the cancellation to protests by a newly established group called End Jew Hatred.PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled in a Palestinian refugee camp, November 14, 1970. (AP Photo/Harry Koundakjian)“All communications platforms have been put on notice: block terrorism and cancel anti-Semitism, or you will be canceled,” the Lawfare Project said in a statement.By signing up, you agree to theThere was no immediate confirmation from Zoom, and a registration page for the event remained open as of late Tuesday night.Organizers of the talk said in a statement: “Zoom has threatened to cancel this webinar and silence Palestinian narratives. We expect SFSU/CSU to uphold our freedom of speech and academic freedom by providing an alternative venue to this open classroom.”Khaled, 76, was scheduled to give a discussion titled “Whose Narratives? Gender, Justice, &amp; Resistance: A conversation with Leila Khaled,” and was billed as a Palestinian feminist, militant and leader.She was part of a team that hijacked TWA Flight 840 on its way from Rome to Tel Aviv in August 1969. A year later she participated in the attempted hijacking of an El Al flight from Amsterdam to New York City as part of the Dawson’s Field hijackings, a series of simultaneous hijackings carried out by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).Khaled was arrested in London, where the pilot diverted the plane, and later released in exchange for hostages from another hijacking. She lives in Amman, Jordan.She remains a member of the PFLP, an organization that is blacklisted as a terrorist entity by the US, Israel and the European Union.JTA contributed to this report.Is our work important to you?Do you rely on The Times of Israel for accurate and insightful news on Israel and the Jewish world? If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. For as little as $6/month, you will:You're a dedicated readerThat’s why we started the Times of Israel ten years ago - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israelread more:commentsSign in or RegisterBy registering you agree to theRegister to continueLog in to continueSign in or RegisterCheck your emailWe sent an email to you at .It has a link that will sign you in.Click the link in that email to complete registration so you can comment.September 13, 2022Current Top StoriesByByByByByByByByByBy , andByByByByBy andByByByByByByByByByByByBy , andByBy andBy andByByByByByByByByByBy andByByMore HeadlinesByByBy andByBy andByByByByByByByCoronavirus latestThe Times of IsraelDaily EditionFree to Your InboxBy signing up, you agree to ourNever miss breaking news on IsraelGet notifications to stay updatedStay updatedNo thanksYou're subscribed

home pageLeila Khaled at the congress of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, in Ankara, Turkey, February 11, 2018 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)A planned speech by a Palestinian terrorist at a virtual event hosted by San Francisco State University suffered a setback Tuesday after Zoom reportedly pulled the plug on hosting the event amid a public outcry.Leila Khaled, who helped hijack an Israel-bound flight in 1969, was scheduled to give a speech on Wednesday as part of an event organized by the university’s Department of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies on “Teaching...

Zoom said to cancel event with Palestinian terrorist hijacker Leila Khaled

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