UCLA chancellor hammers own college for hosting 9/11 event with terror masterminds lawyer

UCLA’s top official has condemned a 9/11 event hosted by the college featuring a range of controversial speakers — including the defense lawyer for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.The school’s chancellor, Julio Frenk, said in exclusive remarks to the California Post that he supported longtime UCLA professor Judea Pearl, who tore into the university for hosting the lawyer representing the jihadist behind the execution of his journalist son, journalist Daniel Pearl.“Judea Pearl is a deeply valued member of the UCLA community, and I have profound respect for him, for the memory of his son Daniel, and for his decades-long commitment to combating antisemitism, terrorism and hatred,” Frenk said.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story “The brutal murder of Daniel Pearl was an act of unspeakable evil, and I support Judea and his family.We also mourn the thousands of lives lost from the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, as well as the suffering of countless families and communities.”He went on to blast event, which covered two days and also included an appearance by a Yale professor who labeled post-9/11 counterterrorism efforts “racist.”“UCLA’s values are clear.

We reject antisemitism and terrorism in all their forms, and we believe our campus must be a place where the dignity of every member of our community is respected,” Frenk continued.“Nothing about this event at the UCLA School of Law, which we do not endorse, changes or qualifies those commitments.”Daniel Pearl was decapitated by Mohammed in Pakistan in 2002 after being lured there for a supposed interview with an Islamic scholar.

One of Mohammed’s lawyers, Melanie T.Partow, was set to speak at the event on Friday.Frenk suggested the event — which invited no victims of...