TED Fellows Resign Over Ackman 2024 Speaker Selection Amid Israel-Palestine Controversies
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Three TED Fellows - Lucianne Walkowicz, Saeed Taji Farouky, and Ayah Bdeir - resigned in protest of TED naming Bill Ackman as a 2024 main stage speaker.
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The fellows claim Ackman supports Israel's "genocide" of Palestinians and has "cynically weaponized antisemitism" to purge universities of pro-Palestinian speech.
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The resigned fellows criticized TED for not including any Palestinian speakers in its 2024 lineup.
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A Google form was created for anyone agreeing with the resignations to show solidarity.
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The resignations come amid ongoing controversies related to Israel, Palestine, antisemitism and free speech on campuses that Ackman has weighed in on.