The language in the listing included terms — like “settler colonialism,” “apartheid” and “genocide” — that Jewish groups said were offensive when applied to Israel.

Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the City University of New York to immediately shut down a “Palestinian Studies” professorship posting at Hunter College that critics argued promotes hateful instruction that demonizes Israel.

The faculty union at the City University of New York objected to Gov. Hochul’s order to interrupt the hiring process for a Palestinian Studies professor, as protesters planned to confront