Dr. Asaf Peer is a physics professor who was on campus to discuss black holes.  However, he happens to be an Israeli, so his lecture became the target for anti-Israel protesters who stormed the event and began to shout him down. It is a common technique of “deplatforming” used by radical groups like Antifa.

The protesters accused him of studying and teaching on “occupied territory” and “spreading violent rhetoric” on his Facebook account.

There is no question that these students and groups have a right to protest. What they do not have a right to do is to shut down events to prevent others from hearing from a speaker.

Yet, the police intervened to end the lecture and escort Peer off campus. In other words, the protesters won.