University snub for 'anti-Israel' playwright Tony Kushner
Honorary degree planned by John Jay College is vetoed by pro-Israeli trustee at City University of New YorkA row has broken out at a leading New York university because its board blocked a decision to give an honorary degree to the award-winning Jewish playwright Tony Kushner after coming under pressure from an activist who accused him of being anti-Israel.John Jay College, part of City University of New York, had pl…