PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland State University professor who went viral after she was captured on video declaring, “I am Hamas,” is suing the university.
In a complaint filed May 20 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Yasmeen Hanoosh alleges PSU and its leadership discriminated against her after she engaged in protected speech.
Hanoosh also accuses the university of defaming her publicly and falsely portraying as aligned with terrorism as well as antisemitic ideology.
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As KOIN 6 News previously reported, Hanoosh was placed on administrative leave in June 2025 following the release of the video. At that time, PSU President Ann Cudd released a statement calling Hanoosh’s comments “reprehensible.”…