Yale fires scholar for refusal to comply with inquiry into her ties to PFLP-linked group

Yale Law fired Helyeh Doutaghi for refusing an inquiry into her alleged PFLP ties; she denied the claims and accused Yale of suppressing pro-Palestinian speech. By MICHAEL STARR MARCH 30, 2025 19:52 Updated: APRIL 1, 2025 18:26 Yale Law School terminated the employment of a scholar over her refusal to cooperate with an investigation into her alleged ties to a terrorist entity, according to a university statement.Associate research scholar Helyeh Doutaghi had been suspended in early March after the AI news website Jewish Onliner exposed her connections to the Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, which was sanctioned by the US Treasury in October as a “sham charity” fundraising for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.The school said it does not take administrative action based on press reports, nor does it infringe upon protected speech, but Yale’s own review of the material, including a Samidoun text identifying Doutaghi as a member, drove it to the conclusio...