New York's governor ordered a state school to remove a job posting for a Palestinian studies teaching position this week, saying she wanted to ensure 'antisemitic theories' would not be taught. The job posting at Hunter College had called for a historian 'who takes a critical lens to issues pertaining to Palestine including but not limited to settler-colonialism, genocide, human rights, apartheid, migration, climate and infrastructure devastation, health, race, gender, and sexuality,' according to screenshots published by the New York Post, which first reported the job announcement.

Following the coverage, Gov Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, ordered the City University of New York school to remove the posting 'and conduct a thorough review of the position to ensure that anti-semitic theories are not promoted in the classroom,' her office said in a statement. The CUNY Board of Trustees agreed, and university officials have since removed the posting for a 'Palestinian Studies Cluster Hire,' which was marked as expired on Friday.