India, April 24 -- Cornell University has yanked entertainer Kehlani's upcoming campus performance after being blasted for inviting the anti-Israel musician. President Michael Kotlikoff said the Grammy Award-nominated R&B artist's invitation has been rescinded. She was set to perform next month at the university's Slope Day end-of-year celebration. The school's decision comes days after it defended its move to invite Kehlani to perform.

"Unfortunately, although it was not the intention, the selection of Kehlani as this year's headliner has injected division and discord into Slope Day," Kotlikoff wrote in a letter to students and staff, according to the New York Post.

"In the days since Kehlani was announced, I have heard grave concerns ...