Campus Antisemitism
“This action should not surprise you and is the unfortunate result of Harvard’s failure to comply with simple reporting requirements,” Kristi Noem stated.
“Sadly, someone here listened to the chants of ‘intifada, intifada,’” said the Israeli consul general in New York.
The NYPD told JNS that two people were arrested and issued desk appearances after altercations with police.
“No one should be unsafe in the classroom or on campus or feel targeted because of their religion or heritage,” said Glenn Youngkin.
Jason Kao was charged with criminal trespassing in the third degree during an anti-Israel protest at the school on May 7, the NYPD told JNS.
“Grant dollars should only support institutions that comply with principles and laws of nondiscrimination,” Jamie Legier, of the CDC, wrote to Harvard.
“This would have been the chance for Harvard to emphasize its value as a research institution and to tell the committee and the country how it is addressing antisemitism,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) stated.
The school is “deeply sorry” attendees had to hear the comments and had the moment “stolen by someone who abused a privilege that was conferred upon him,” NYU said.
Katrina Armstrong, Columbia’s former interim president, resigned in March following a deposition from the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism.
“Harvard’s campus, once a symbol of academic prestige, has become a breeding ground for virtue signaling and discrimination,” according to the federal task force on Jew-hatred.
Universities that allow “Jew-free zones” and condone terror will meet consequences, said Yehuda Kaploun, Washington’s nominated envoy on antisemitism.
“The Trump administration will vigorously uphold the law and ensure universities are transparent with their foreign gifts and investments,” the department stated.
